JAMB UTME - Government - 1987

Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the

A parliamentary system of government is characterized by

One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure

Under the indirect rule system

Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by

Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were

The main objective of pressure groups is to

The organs of government which are normally fused in a military regime are the

Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by

Socialism is associated with

Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria?

The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the

Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of

The head of the first military government in Nigeria was

Which of the following traditional political system was republican?

Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of

Bicameral legislature exists

Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?

Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?

In liberal democracies, elections help to

The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include

In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was

In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with

The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were

The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the

A special election organised to decide on a political issue is

A Constitution is rigid if it

In a federal system of government

In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the

The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of state is called

An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the

The forceful domination of one country by another is called

Public corporations are set up to

The UNO charter aims at

An important principle of the Civil Service is

The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in

The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to

By laws are

When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?

The Clifford Constitution was notable for

The electorate means

Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state?

The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of

The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which

Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of federal constitution?

Franchise means

The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should

A confederal system of government means