JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

A constitution is a legal document

A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called

Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed

The military was last in power in Nigeria between

The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called

The Richards Constitution

Capitalism often encourages

With whom is fascism associated ?

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

The two parties which formed the coalition government in 1959 were the

A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as

The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was

Which organ of the UNO can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members?

Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in

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Southern provinces in Nigeria divided into Eastern and Western Regions in 1939.

The three principal organs of government are the

One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

A fascist regime is both

In a presidential system of government, the Executive

To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?

The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

An electoral district is a

Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?

A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

An electoral district for a local government election is a

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An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body. In the United Kingdom, a parliamentary constituency is sometimes called a parliamentary seat or division. Constituencies for local government elections are called either wards or electoral divisions.

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

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According to the 1979 constitution, a person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if:
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth,
(b) he has attained the age of 35 years.

Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called

The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they

In a presidential system of government ministers are

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen?

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War?

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT