JAMB UTME - Government - 1987

Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of

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

When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?

A confederal system of government means

In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with

Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?

Bicameral legislature exists

Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of

The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in

Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were

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

In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

A Constitution is rigid if it

The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were

Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by

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

Socialism is associated with

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

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

In liberal democracies, elections help to

Which of the following traditional political system was republican?

The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the

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

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

Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of

Franchise means

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

The head of the first military government in Nigeria was

The electorate means

A parliamentary system of government is characterized by

In a federal system of government

Public corporations are set up to

Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by

An important principle of the Civil Service is

One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure

The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to

The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should

The main objective of pressure groups is to

Under the indirect rule system

In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the

Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?

A special election organised to decide on a political issue is

The Clifford Constitution was notable for

By laws are

The forceful domination of one country by another is called

The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was

The UNO charter aims at

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

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