JAMB UTME - Government - 1985

The head of the executive branch in a parliamentary system is called the

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In parliamentarianism, the executive branch is led by a council of ministers, headed by a Prime Minister, who are directly accountable to the legislature and often have their background in the legislature (regardless of whether it is called a “parliament”, an “assembly”, a “diet”, or a “chamber”).

In a simple majority electoral system, the candidate that wins is the one who

Universal Adult Suffrage means all

The following six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections

Local governments in Nigeria are created in order to

A person who is disenfranchised is

The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the

The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria

Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region as a result of the

In a unitary system of government

The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called

A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended , to promote the general welfare is called

Which branch of government is responsible for implementing? the

Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on

ECOWAS IS

A one party system of government

The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of

The members of the Nigeria Constituent Assembly were elected by

Which of the following is good example of a confederal state?

Which of these is NOT a member of the Judiciary?

The Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)of the pre-independence era

Constitutionalism means

Ceremonial and executive powers are usually fused in a

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The ceremonial and executive powers are fused in Parliamentary System of Government. The Chief executive and his ministers who from the parliamentary cabinet are also members of the legislature. They take active part not not only in the making of laws but in executing such legislations.

The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria was in

A constitution is classified as unwritten because it

Public corporations are established mainly to

Which of the following nations does not have veto power in the Security Council of the UNO?

The Macpherson Constitution of Nigeria created a

The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on

The Clifford Constitution

In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in

The rule of law implies

Which of the following is NOT a member of ECOWAS

An election conducted to fill a vacant post in a legislature is known as

Delegated legislation is the power to make laws by

In 1966 the military intervened in Nigerian politics because

The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO) are elected for

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The Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.

The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by

One of the non-permanent members of the united nations Security Council is

The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

In federal state, powers are shared

Under the 1979 Nigeria Constitution, the supreme court judges were appointed by the

The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress elected in 1983 is

Under the Independence Constitution

The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it

Public opinion is important because it

Case - laws are made by the

In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in