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POL124

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1. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

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2. For service to be effective and efficient, the first principle of good leadership in administration is _of authority.

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3. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

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4. Which writ is issued by the superior court and the High court to the inferior court to prohibit a body from proceeding any further with a case in question? _.

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5.

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

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6. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

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7. _is the power or right of a person commanding other people to do things

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8. The extent and nature of

duties undertaken by

government in the modern

societies are functions of

one of the following ------

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9. The authoritative direction and superintending of the work of others is regarded as _.

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10. The direct election of a

president through popular

votes or indirectly via the

collegiate system is known

as

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11. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

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12. The Federal office of statistics and the Planning Commission are working for the collection of information and _.

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13. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

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14. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

Preface Proposal Statute Preamble D

MCQ The

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15.

The Council Chairman in
the local government is
assisted by the ---- in the
administration of its
functions.

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16. In which weekly meeting

are major policy decisions

concerning the country

deliberated? -----

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17. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

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18. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

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19. In the ----- model of

democracy there is ‘fusion

of powers’.

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20. The 1945 general strike, which almost paralysed the economic activities of the colonial power in Nigeria made late Pa Imoudu Nigeria labour _.

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21. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

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22. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

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23. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

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24. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

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25. The administrative

bureaucracy that controls a

nation-state at any given

time is known as -----

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26. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

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27. Every official is responsible to and under the control of his/her administrative superiors known as _.

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28.

Nigeria adopted the
American type presidential
system of government in
_.

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29. administration involves the establishment of machinery for planning economic growth,mobilizing and allocating resources to expand national income.

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30. The proposition that a country’s constitution must be unitary , if it is uni-lingual or uni-national is credited to

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31. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

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32. The Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Arewa Peoples ‘Congress (APC) and Egbesu and Bakassi Boys groups in Nigeria are examples of ethnic

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33. Britain operates a unitary government but with a legislature.

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34.

The presidential system of
government is anchored on
the twin mechanisms of
and

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35. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

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36. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

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37. The is a professional body of permanent, paid and skilled officials.

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38. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

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39. The policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ is treaceable to the _.

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40. The electoral system was first introduced in the year in Nigeria.

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41. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

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42. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

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43. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

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44. Which type of bureaucracy functions effectively in an atmosphere of consent and confidence? _.

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45. Which system has its component units fairly equal in size and population so as to prevent domination of one unit from another.

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46. The horizontal structuring of civil services into classes was abolished by the 19 Civil Service Reforms

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47. The Northern People’s Congress (NPC), like the AG was also formed in the year _from the Hausa cultural group, Jammiyyar Mutaine Arewa

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48. An administrative/constitutional arrangement in which two or more sovereign and independent states agree to come together to have a central but weak government is known as _.

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49. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

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50. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

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51. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

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52. The late President

Yar’Adua in recognition of

the flawed nature of

elections set up the -----

reform panel.

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53. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

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54. Which of these is an

element of the State ---

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55. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

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56. In Nigeria as well as the

world, when judicial officers

are appointed by the

President/Governors it is

usually on the

recommendation of the

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57. The universal adult suffrage was introduced in the eastern region in the year _.

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58. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

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59. In the parliamentary system

of government, duties like

presiding over important

national functions or

ceremonies, signing bills

into law and addressing the

parliament are

duties performed by the

_.

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60. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

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61. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

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62. The fundamental human

rights of the citizens are

defined and enforced by the

-----

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63. Which writ is issued to protect a citizen from being deprived of a public office to which he/she may have a right to? _.

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64. Aristotle refers to the -----

as the best form of

government attainable by a

state.

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65.

The first major and bold
step taken by late President
Yar’Adua on assumption of
office was the ------

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66. In Nigeria, when a judge

retires on the attainment of

65 years of age, their

appointment is

subsequently made on a ---

-- basis after meeting

certain requirements.

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67. In a parliamentary system,

an elected member of the

legislature becomes a

prime minister, on the

strength of his ability to

command the loyalty of his

former colleagues based on

the

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68. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

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69. The origin of Political parties in the colonial era in Nigeria is traceable to the _constitution of 1922.

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70. The head of the Executive

arm of government in a

democracy is elected by ----

- votes.

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71. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

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72. who defined bureaucracy in terms of its structural characteristics? _.

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73. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

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74. The is a body of politicians representing particular territories and interests.

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75. Who is the foremost authority on federalism? _.

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76. A

is the machinery through

which the purpose of a

state is achieved

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77. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

poor, ----- and -----

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78. The charging of judicial

salaries based on first line

presupposes the existence

of an existence of a -----

which only the council can

manipulate for a purpose.

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79. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

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80. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

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81. The President is the ----- of

the Nigerian state.

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82. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

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83. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

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84. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

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85.

The Economic and
Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) was
first under the chairmanship
of ------

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86. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

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87. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

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88. The power to influence the heads and staffs of government bureaus is known as _.

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89. The lower legislative

chamber is generally more

popular in character and

broad based in

representation because ----

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90. The clifford Constitution was replaced by the constitution.

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91. The absolute and unlimited

authority which a State

possesses confers on it ----

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92. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

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93. In pursuit of some special interests, pressure groups bring pressure to bear upon the administration through officers

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94. A primary purpose of

government is ------

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95. The separation of the

judiciary from other arms of

government in the

discharge of its

responsibilities

presupposes ------

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96. A

_refers to a group of people

who believe they have the

followings in common:

culture, language, history,

tradition, and religion in a

fixed territory.

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97. The civil service in Nigeria is organized into the Federal _service, and the state service.

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98. The doctrine of separation

of powers means ------

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99. The ----- objectives of a

country encourages

national integration

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100. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

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101. Public administration is very closely related to the study of political science. True or False

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102.

The Senate as well as the
Congress can remove the
president through the
process of ------

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103. The quasi￾parliamentary/presidential

model of executive system

of government is linked to --

---

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104. The division of a country into electoral units is known as _.

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105. The performance of managerial functions in an organization, can be said to constitute _.

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106. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

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107. The ---- party in Edo state,

and ----- party in Ondo state

inaugurated into their

offices their candidates as

Governors after Courts

invalidated the elections of

their predecessors.

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108. The mechanism adopted to

defend a country's

corporate existence from

either external invasion or

internal insurrection

includes all of the following

except ------

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109. Legislatures are either

_or

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110. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

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111. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

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112. According to Okwudiaba Nnoli, was at the root of the development of political parties in Nigeria before independence.

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113. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

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114. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

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115. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

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116. Public Administration is organized in two basis namely and _basis.

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117. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

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118. The four regions in the country were abolished and replaced with by Maj. Gen J.T.U. Aguiyi Ironsi.

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119. When the national or central government is supreme over other levels of government that might exist in a given state,it is said to be

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120. The system is a process or the machinery through which citizens in any given democratic state elect their representatives in competitive elections held at periodic intervals.

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121.

In the parliamentary system
there is
_among the three organs of
government

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122. Nigeria adopted the federal system in the year

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123. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

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124. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

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125. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

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126. The former Eastern region of Nigeria under the late Col. Emeka Odumegu Ojukwu favoured a _at the Aburi meeting in Ghana.

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127. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----

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128. In administration, top administrative officials are responsible to the representatives of the people.

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129. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

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130. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

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131. The ministerial organization of civil servants is headed by a Secretary.

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132. The Action Group of Nigeria (A.G) formed by Chief Obafemi Awolowo originated from a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the

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133. In public administration, is basically concerned with the scientific study of human behaviour in diverse social settings

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134. The idea that one organ of

government should not

control or interfere with the

exercise of the functions of

another organ is the

premise of ------

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135. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

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136. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

practised in the ---- and -----

respectively.

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137. In the performance of its

functions, the local

government chairperson is

assisted by -----

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138. Nigeria became a republic

in

_.

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139. Prior to the attainment of independence in 1960, Nigeria had three major political parties: the National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC),Northern People’s Congress (NPC) and the _.

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140. The fundamental principle of a is the division of power between the federal and the constituent governments.

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141.

The doctrine of separation
of powers is pronounced in
the ----- system of
government.

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142. The law-interpreting organs

of government in Nigeria is

composed of the following

bodies except -----

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143. The rule – mixed

government is also called --

---

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144. The ----- take charge of the

specific functions of

education, health,

agriculture and works in the

local government.

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