1. Democracy means a system of government in
A. the majority rules
B. the minority rules
C. there is no party system
D, the people rule
E. none of the above
2. A constitution is federal if
A. it provides for a presidential a system
B. it is written C. it is not unitary
D the central and component units or authorities are co-ordinate and equal
E. there is a division powers between a central and a
number of other component authorities
3. The Executive is
A. a committee of the legislature
B. the body that makes laws C. the body that executes government
D. the highest organ of the polices of government
E. none of the above.
4. The judiciary is
A. an arm of the Executive
B. the body which makes the law
C. a body of Lawyers
D. the body which interprets the law
E. the body which enforces the law.
5. The separation of powers means the same as
A. presidential system of government
B. checks and balances
C. the rule of law
D. supremacy of the judiciary
E. none of the above.
6. Rights are
A. claims which the lw allows
B. claims against the” state
C. claims against other individuals
D. claims which are natural to men
E. what are written in the constitution.
7. Pressure groups are
A. organizations which want
to overthrow the government
B. organizations which seek to influence the policies of the government
C. associations of people who share the same ideology
D. political parties E. religious orders.
8. A cabinet system of government is practiced in
A the USSR
B. the USA
C. the People’s Republic of China
D. the United Kingdom
E. North Korea.
9. The citizen’s obligations are
A. what the government orders
B. duties the individual imposes on himself
C. what the law requires of the individual
D. what the military decrees E. what political parties demand of their members.
10. An electoral system is the system which governs
A. the appointment of the Pope
B. how people vote
C. the conduct of elections
D. D. the appointment of judges
11. An unwritten constitution is one which Subject to judicial review
A. is not
B. is only partially written
C. is not written at all
D. is made up solely of a set of conventions
E. none of the above.
12. Delegated legislation is legislation A. which is not
submitted to parliament B. made by judicial tribunals
Parliament D. made by local government
C. made by a Minister acting under an Act of
E. made by parastatals.
13. Before colonial rule, Yoruba traditional rulers were appointed by
A. the people-acting through their priests
B. the Ogboni
Č. la (oracle)
D. Oduduwa
E. Kingmakers representatives
14. The first political party, properly so-called, was formed in Nigeria in
A. 1916
B. 1923
C. 1944
D.1948
E. 1951
15. The Lol Cadres, a major factor in the constitutional development of the French colonial territories, was introduced in
A. 1940
B.1946
C. 1950.
D. 1956
E. 1960
16. Coussey Commission Report led the ground work for the eventual independence of
A. Nigeria
B. Gambia
C. Gold Coast (Ghana)
D Sierra Leone
E. Liberia
17. The (former) Western Region of Nigeria became internally self-governing in
A. 1955
B.1956
C.1957
D.1958
E 1959
18. The first Pan African conference was held in
A. Paris
B. Brussels
C, London
D. New York
E. Manchester.
19. The Public Service Commission (Nigeria) is responsible for the appointment of all
A. judges the high court
B. officials of public corporations
C. civil servants
D. military personnel
E. university teachers.
20. Constitutional cases in Nigeria can only be raised in the first instance in
A. the Supreme Court
B. High of Appeal
C. The court of appeal
D. The sharia court of appeal
E. none of above
21. Which of the following would act for the head of the State when he is out of the country?
A. the chief justice Supreme Court
B. The Chief of Staff, Army
C. The Chief of Staff, Supreme Military Head-quarters
D. the chief of staff, air force
E. the General Officer commanding, First Division
22. To raise funds, local governments can levy
A. import duties
B, income taxes
C. excise duties
D. rules
E. profits tax.
23. The Economic, Commission for Africa is an agency
A. the OAU
B. the Commonwealth
C. the united Nations
D. the OCAM
E. the African Development
Bank.
24. Nigeria is not a member of
A. the OAU
B. the Security Council of the UN
C. the African Development Bank
D. the Commonwealth
E. the OCAM.
25. The primary function of political parties is to
A. oppose the government
B. Aggregate interests
C. mobilize public opinion
D. provide welfare for their members
E. provide support for the Military
26. The OAU was formed in
A. 1946
B. 1956
C. 180
D.1963
E. 1965
27. All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were
A. directly elected
B. indirectly elected
C. appointed by the State Governors
D. appointed by the Head of Stale
28. Which of the following is true as a major function of elections?
A. Elections serve the purpose recruitment of the leaders to office in a modern state
B. The elections give the people a chance to eliminate opponents who are in office
C. They are means of testing the popularity of politicians
D. Politicians use elections as tools to deceive the populace
E. Elections are a means by which politicians keep themselves in power
29. The first Governor-General of Nigeria was
A. Lord Politicians keep themselves in power. Lugard
B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
C. Sir James Robertson
D. (the late) Major-General Aguiyi lrons
E. The Oni of ife.
30. The supreme policy-making organ In the Organization of African Unity is
A. the Council Ministers
B. the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
C. the General Secretariat
D. the specialized commissions
E. none of the above
31. In which of these organs of the United Nations Organization is veto power exercised by some countries?
A. The World Health Organization
B. The Security Council
C. General Assembly
D. the UN committee Against Apartheid
E. The International Court of Justice
32. In a federal system (such as Nigeria) the local government are directly responsible
A. To the federal or central government
B. To the state government
C. To the federal and state governments
D. To no other level of government
E. To any level of government which can provide money for its programmes
33. The 1946 Constitutions in Nigeria and the Gold Coast (Ghana) were the results of
A. pressures from nationalists within the colonies
B. pressures from the British Government
C. pressures by united states of America
D. pressures from within and from outside these colonies
E. none of the above
34. If the rights of the individual are violated or from outside these colonies L. none of the above. threatened, where can he go for redress?
A. the Executive branch of government
B. The Legislative branch of government
C. The Local Government Council
D. The Judicial branch of government
E. The Ministry internal or homes affairs
35. In the presidential system of government, the president is elected to office by
A. the cabinet
B. the parliament or legislature
C. the military
D. The people through direct elections
E. The political party
36. The military take over power from politicians in West African countries
A. when politicians have become corrupt, and are reckless in their use of power
B. when there is a breakdown of law and order in the country
C. for reasons which touch on the interest of the military
D. because of the personal
E. All of the above
37. By establishing public corporations governments are trying
A. eliminate private enterprises
B. compete with private enterprise
C. render crucial services to the public in areas which the civil service cannot effectively handle
D. make quick profit at the expense of the people
E. B and D.
38. The constitution of any given, country must provide for
A. the distribution of powers
B. the rights and duties of the individual.
C. the rule of law
D. none of the above
E. E.A, B and C.
39. In a modern state, Pressure Groups find that the most effective way of achieving their purposes is by
A. causing trouble among the populace
B. influencing decisions of government
C. forming Political parties
D. rigging elections to offices of the stale
E. A and C.
40. Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movements in Nigeria?
A. Kwame Nkrumah
B. General Olusegun Obasanjo
C. Herbert macaulay
D. Anthony enahoro
E. Dauda Adegbenro
41. The idea of collective responsibility in the Executive branch of government means that
A. no single member of the Executive can take any responsible decision
B. a member of the Executive has no way out of decisions made in that body
C. a member of the Executive cannot publicly criticize decisions collectively made without first resigning
D. responsibility within the executive is not unilateral
E. parliament must ratify executive decision collectively reached
42. Indirect collectively reached. decision Rule, as practiced by the British in their West African colonies
A. did not attempt to reform and expedient nonsense
B. was over glorified the reality of French rule in their colonies rulers nor the ruled
C. satisfied neither the existing traditional institutions
D. had nothing in common with
E. meant ruling through existing rulers and attempting to check excesses
43. The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies
A. was to make Frenchmen out of African subjects
B. would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in’ France itself
C. recognized real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
D. produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies’
E. was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation.
44. The most remarkable thing about post- independence political development in the Gambia is
A. that the country has been swallowed up by the much bigger country of Senegal
B. the relatively untarnished reputation of Sir Dauda Jawara
C. that without reliance on overwhelming force, the government has remained in power and tolerated opposition
D. the uniquely robust economy which the government has succeeded in establishing for the country and distributed fairly among its people
E. the existence of opposition parties
45. The dominant idea behind the establishment of the Organization of African Unity is
A. that Africa must unite
B. to-show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done
C. to provide a framework and
D. to promote on common African opportunities for co-operation problems
E. to have its economic development of Africa
46. The nationalist of movements in Nigeria member and Gold (Ghana)
A. were different from each other in all respects
B. produced the same results in both countries
C. were dominated by traditional rulers
D. influenced each other significantly
E. were led by philosopher-kings
47. The new Local Government Reforms in Nigeria
A. seek to establish uniformity in type, purpose and rulers more functions of local authorities
B make tradition rulers more powerful than ever before
C. are a waste of time and the federal governments money
D. promote unity and the federal ever before traditional waste of lime powerful than structure of local but allow for government
E. would definitely establishing clean and efficient governments
48. the treaty establishing the economic community of west African states (ECOWAS) was
A. concluded in Lome (Togo) in December, 1976: after hard and extensive negotiations
B. designed the as the main pillar on which an eventual African common market would be built
C. the brain-child of Togo and Ghana
D. Signed in Lagos in may, 1975, to promote trade and other economic co-operation in the region as a whole
E. To immediately eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade among members
49. The-principle of universal adult suffrage refers to
A. the right of all adult people to vole
B. the structure of political parties
C. the legal nature of a constitution
D. the right to free speech
E. all of the above
50. A Constituency
A. is the same as a Legislature
B. is part of the campaign process
C. is an area or district in which the inhabitants can send a executives representative to Parliament
D. is an important part and of every monarchy
E. consists of party “free-wheelers’.
ANSWERS
- A 2. E 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. E 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. D 36. E 37. C 38. E 39. B 40. C 41. C 42. E 43. A 44. C 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. A 50.C