NECO SSCE - Government - 2009

The legal right to make and enforce laws is referred to as

Nigeria - Canada relations were strained in 1996 because Canada

Which of the following can be considered the father of Nigerian nationalism?

Prior to 1976, local governments were

The appointment of top civil servants is a function of the

The bulk of local government revenue in Nigeria is derived from

The main power base of a pressure group is

The Council of State has responsibility to advise the president on

By signing the Anglo-Nigerian Defence Pact, Nigeria practically demonstrated her

Constitutional monarchy is practised in

Nigeria participated in UN peace-keeping operations in

The payment of tax by citizens as and when due is a

A general lack of concern about political activities is known as political

The police force belongs to the ....... arm of government

The elective principle was first introduced in Nigeria by the

Commercialization is geared towards improving economic performance through

Bureaucracy is an arm of the

The purpose of creating more states in Nigeria is to

Profit maximization is characteristic of

One basic reason why it has proved difficult to conduct an accurate census in Nigeria is

One of functions of the legislature is to

The Code Conduct Bureau requires public officials to

In the Oyo Empire, the Are-Ona Kakanfo resided outside the capital city in order to

One of the functions of the judiciary is

To function effectively, an electoral commission must be

Nigeria endorsed the ECOWAS policy of free movement of people within the region in within the region in

Which of the following was a major achievement of nationalism in Nigeria?

A political system in which a few rule is known as

A constitution that concentrates power in one unit of government is said to be

In 1995, Nigeria violated a principle of the Harare Commonwealth Declaration of

In implementing her Afrocentric foreign policy, Nigeria has to

An organized body responsible for peaceful coexistence in the society is the

One major weakness of the Independence Constitution was that it

The first Pan-African Congress in Africa took place in

Military regimes usually set aside constitutional provisions relating to

The 1963 Republican Constitution facilitated the creation of the

The hierarchical organization of the civil service is means to ensure

The main aim of political parties is to

Collective responsibility is a feature of the

Indirect rule succeeded in Northern Nigeria because the traditional political system was

A government led by an elected head is called

The most popular form of government is

An important achievement of ECOWAS is the

The basic aim of deregulation is to ensure that economic decisions are determined by

Public opinion simply signifies the views of

The main objective of Nigeria’s foreign policy is to

Nigeria failed to harmonize her policy with OPEC during the 1973 Middle East crisis because she

In a confederation, each component unit is

The two major political alliances in the First Republic were

The precursor of the Commonwealth of Nations was