POL124

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

2. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

3. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

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

5. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

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

7. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

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

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

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

11. The extent and nature of

duties undertaken by

government in the modern

societies are functions of

one of the following ------

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

13. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

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

15. Legislatures are either

_or

16. A primary purpose of

government is ------

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

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

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

20. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

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

22. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

23. The clifford Constitution was replaced by the constitution.

24. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

25. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

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

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

28. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

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

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

31. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

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

33. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

34. 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

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

36. 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.

37. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

38. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

39. The head of the Executive

arm of government in a

democracy is elected by ----

- votes.

40. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

41. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

42. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

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

respectively.

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

44. The President is the ----- of

the Nigerian state.

45. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

46. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

47. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

48. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

49. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

50. Nigeria adopted the federal system in the year