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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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The Senate as well as the Congress can remove the president through the process of ------
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103. The quasiparliamentary/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
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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
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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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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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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