Government Past Questions And Answers
The pronciple of seperation of power becomes meaningful when it is linked with the concept of?
- A. the certainty of the law
- B. checks and balances
- C. legality of the law
- D. judicial independence
Identify any four major functions of Civil/Public Service Commission.
A government controlled by a few people for their own interests is said to be
- A. an autocracy
- B. a tyranny
- C. an oligarchy
- D. a meritocracy
The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as
- A. republican
- B. aristocratic
- C. feudalism
- D. monarchical
Confederal systems of government means
- A. powerful centre and weak component units
- B. weak centre and powerful component units
- C. powerful centre and powerful component units
- D. weak component units and weak centre
Twelve States creation is a reknown achievement of the ... regime
- A. Abdulsalam Abubakar's
- B. Ibrahim Babaginda's
- C. Yakubu Gowon's
- D. Murtala Mohammed's
In Nigeria, the agency mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal peace and security is the
- A. army
- B. navy
- C. civil defence corps
- D. police
Which of the following was not a result of nationalist activities in West Africa?
- A. Development of many political parties
- B. Rapid political and constitutional development
- C. Gradual movement towards independence
- D. Development in education
A system of government in which people elect their lawmakers and make them accountable for their actions and inactions in government is
- A. a representative government
- B. first-past-the-post government
- C. an oligarchy government
- D. checks and balances system of government
judicial review is a mechanism for checking?
- A. arbitrary use of power
- B. irresponsible journalism
- C. electoral malpractices
- D. military adventures