JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

The Richards Constitution

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An electoral district is a

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The three fundamental rights of citizens are

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A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

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Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

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The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict

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Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

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In a democracy, franchise is given to all

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

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A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called

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A constitution is a legal document

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An electoral district for a local government election is a

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An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body. In the United Kingdom, a parliamentary constituency is sometimes called a parliamentary seat or division. Constituencies for local government elections are called either wards or electoral divisions.

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

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Capitalism often encourages

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Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

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The military was last in power in Nigeria between

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The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they

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The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was

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All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT

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Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

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Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

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The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

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The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

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Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

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Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen?

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To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

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According to the 1979 constitution, a person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if:
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth,
(b) he has attained the age of 35 years.

In a presidential system of government ministers are

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To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?

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In a presidential system of government, the Executive

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Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

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A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as

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Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in

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Southern provinces in Nigeria divided into Eastern and Western Regions in 1939.

A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed

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Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?

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The two parties which formed the coalition government in 1959 were the

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A fascist regime is both

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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called

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In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

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One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

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Which organ of the UNO can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members?

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Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War?

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With whom is fascism associated ?

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The three principal organs of government are the

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The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

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The Judicial organ of government is the body which

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The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by

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Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called

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