POL124

1. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

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

3. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

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? _.

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

6. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

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

8. The extent and nature of

duties undertaken by

government in the modern

societies are functions of

one of the following ------

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

10. The direct election of a

president through popular

votes or indirectly via the

collegiate system is known

as

11. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

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

13. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

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

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

16. In which weekly meeting

are major policy decisions

concerning the country

deliberated? -----

17. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

18. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

19. In the ----- model of

democracy there is ‘fusion

of powers’.

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

21. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

22. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

23. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

24. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

25. The administrative

bureaucracy that controls a

nation-state at any given

time is known as -----

26. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

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

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

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

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

31. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

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

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

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

35. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

36. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

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

38. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

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

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

41. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

42. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

43. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

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

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

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

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

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 _.

49. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

50. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

51. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

52. The late President

Yar’Adua in recognition of

the flawed nature of

elections set up the -----

reform panel.

53. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

54. Which of these is an

element of the State ---

55. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

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

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

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

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

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

_.

60. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

61. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

62. The fundamental human

rights of the citizens are

defined and enforced by the

-----

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? _.

64. Aristotle refers to the -----

as the best form of

government attainable by a

state.

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

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.

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

68. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

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

70. The head of the Executive

arm of government in a

democracy is elected by ----

- votes.

71. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

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

73. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

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

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

76. A

is the machinery through

which the purpose of a

state is achieved

77. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

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

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.

79. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

80. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

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

the Nigerian state.

82. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

83. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

84. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

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

86. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

87. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

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

89. The lower legislative

chamber is generally more

popular in character and

broad based in

representation because ----

90. The clifford Constitution was replaced by the constitution.

91. The absolute and unlimited

authority which a State

possesses confers on it ----

92. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

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

94. A primary purpose of

government is ------

95. The separation of the

judiciary from other arms of

government in the

discharge of its

responsibilities

presupposes ------

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.

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

98. The doctrine of separation

of powers means ------

99. The ----- objectives of a

country encourages

national integration

100. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

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

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

103. The quasi￾parliamentary/presidential

model of executive system

of government is linked to --

---

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

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

106. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

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.

108. The mechanism adopted to

defend a country's

corporate existence from

either external invasion or

internal insurrection

includes all of the following

except ------

109. Legislatures are either

_or

110. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

111. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

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

113. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

114. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

115. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

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

117. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

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

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

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.

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

122. Nigeria adopted the federal system in the year

123. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

124. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

125. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

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

127. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----

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

129. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

130. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

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

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

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

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 ------

135. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

136. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

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

respectively.

137. In the performance of its

functions, the local

government chairperson is

assisted by -----

138. Nigeria became a republic

in

_.

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 _.

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

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

142. The law-interpreting organs

of government in Nigeria is

composed of the following

bodies except -----

143. The rule – mixed

government is also called --

---

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

specific functions of

education, health,

agriculture and works in the

local government.