JAMB UTME - Government - 1987

Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of

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

In liberal democracies, elections help to

Under the indirect rule system

Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were

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

The Clifford Constitution was notable for

The head of the first military government in Nigeria was

Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?

The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should

The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were

In a federal system of government

Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?

Public corporations are set up to

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

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

The UNO charter aims at

The main objective of pressure groups is to

Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

A special election organised to decide on a political issue is

The forceful domination of one country by another is called

The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of

In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the

The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to

Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of

A parliamentary system of government is characterized by

By laws are

Bicameral legislature exists

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

A confederal system of government means

Which of the following traditional political system was republican?

An important principle of the Civil Service is

A Constitution is rigid if it

The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was

Franchise means

The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the

The electorate means

Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by

The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in

Socialism is associated with

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

When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?

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

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

In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure

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

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

Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by

In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with