JAMB UTME - Government - 1986

Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from

The writ of habeas corpus is applied to secure the

A political manifesto is a document which outlines

Which constitution was created to legislate for the Lagos Colony and the Southern Provinces?

Before the 1963 Constitution, the highest court of appeal for Nigeria was the

A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called

The administrative headquarters of OAU is in

Who was appointed by the federal government of Nigeria as the administrator of Western Region in 1962?

The head of state in the first republic of Nigeria was

Pre-colonial Igbo society was

The British Government revoked the charter of the Royal Niger Company and took over the direct administration of Nigeria in

A system of voting in which the voters are asked a yes' or 'no' question on a major issue is called

A system of government in which power derives from total control of the instruments of force is called

Which of the following idealogies emphasizes the abolition of government and law?`

In Nigeria, the highest court for muslims is the

The component unit right to secede is that of

The two primary elements in politics are

An important advantage of creating more constituent units in a federal state is to

The main function of the upper chamber in a parliamentary system of government is to

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental human right in Nigeria?

Presidentialism is a system of government in which

The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 was headed by

One argument against a multi-party system is the

The Zikist Movement was popular for its

The World Health Organization is an agency of

Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigerian First Republic?

Which of the following sets of factors contributed to the development of nationalism in Nigeria?

Under the presidential system

The greatest achievement of nationalist movements in Africa is the

The idea of democracy was first associated with the

The major function of the legislative assembly is to

Legislative supremacy exists in

Which of these groups of Africa leaders in closely associated with the formation of the OAU

A nation - state is synonymous with a

The term, Chief -in- Council in Nigeria mean that, the Chief

Which of the following ethnic groups was the pre-colonial political structure Not influenced by the Islamic culture?

Traditional rulers under the 1976 local Government Reforms had

A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as

Nigeria is NOT a member of

Proportional representation is recommended because it

The principle of two levels of government in a country is called

In a parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the House to vote on major issues? The

Judges in Nigeria enjoy security of tenure

The main objective of the Public Service Review Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji was to make the Nigerian public service

Aristocracy is the system of government in which the few rule for

According to Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are referred to as the

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Police Force in Nigeria?

The organ of the United Nations primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security is the

Which of the following ethnic groups had centralized administration in pre-colonial Nigeria?

In a cabinet system, the executive is appointed from the