JAMB UTME - Government - 1985

The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it

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

Under the Independence Constitution

Local governments in Nigeria are created in order to

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

The rule of law implies

The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria

In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in

The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on

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

A constitution is classified as unwritten because it

Public corporations are established mainly to

Universal Adult Suffrage means all

Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on

The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of

A one party system of government

Delegated legislation is the power to make laws by

The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the

In 1966 the military intervened in Nigerian politics because

A person who is disenfranchised is

Case - laws are made by the

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

Constitutionalism means

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

In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in

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

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

Which branch of government is responsible for implementing? the

The Macpherson Constitution of Nigeria created a

In a unitary system of government

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

In federal state, powers are shared

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

ECOWAS IS

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

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

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

Public opinion is important because it

Which of the following is NOT a member of ECOWAS

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

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

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

Ceremonial and executive powers are usually fused in a

The following six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections

The Clifford Constitution

The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

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?