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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Olusegun Obasanjo

Sheu Shagari

Umaru Yaradua

Nnamdi Azikwe

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

more separated than fussed

absolutely separated

absolutely centralised

absolutely fussed

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An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

party primary

mini election

referendum

bye-election

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The ‘Uniting for Peace’ ‘esolution of the UNO was adopted in

1950

1945

1947

1960

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Which of the following is not an agent of political socialisation?

family

peer group

mass media

tourism

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One form of delegated legislation is

case laws

man-made laws

conventions

statutory instruments

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In a unitary system of government

political power is diffused

parliament is very weak

there is high degree of centralisation

there is low degree of centralisation

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Pressure group use all the following techniques to achieve their objectives except

demonstration

lobbying

coup d’état

strikes

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

education

defence

transportation

market

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The 1978 Local Government Reform provided for a ---term of office

4-year

3-year

5-year

2-year

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

politicisation

political dissemination

political mobilisation

political socialisation

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Under the 1979 Constitution, members of the Federal Executive Council were called

senators

commissioners

judges

ministers

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Which of the following countries had practised confederated system of government?

Mali and Senegal

Senegal and Gambia

Ghana and Nigeria

none of the above

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Which of the following principle officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian?

speaker

clerk

leader

chief whip

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

secret balloting

referendum

double voting

plebiscite

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Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?

nuclear war

military force

propaganda

diplomacy

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An institution which seeks to redress people’s grievances against abuse of administration power is

Directorate of Public Prosecution

Judicial Service Commission

ombudsman

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Power is transformed into authority through

force

prayers

legitimacy

influence

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Which of the following is not a means by which government maintains law and order

law making

provision of socio-economic services

establishment of provisional association

maintenance of police and other security agencies

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In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

class

religion

race

age

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Authority means

an automatic right to be obey

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to obey orders

a civil right to be obeyed

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Fascism emphasizes

individualism

totalitarianism

communism

equality

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The Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of the

ECOWAS

Commonwealth

OPEC

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The scholar, who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in an authority was

A.V. Dicey

Jean Bodin

Montesquieu

John Austin

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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

Don McKinnon

Queen Elizabeth II

David Cameroon

Tony Blair

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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Pa Adesanya

Chief Awolowo

Chief Ajasin

Chief Falae

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All the following were frontline fighters for Nigeria’s independence except

Nnamdi Azikwe

Tafawa Balewa

Olu Fale

Obafemi Awolowo

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The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

A.V. Dicey

C.L. Montesquieu

J.J. Rousseau

Jean Bodin

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The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was organised to maintain peace in

Chad

Guinea

Benin Republic

Liberia

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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Marx

Montesquieu

Locke

Hobbes

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

closure

dissolution

prorogation

suspension

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

president

prime minister

governor-general

speaker

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

Economic and Social Council

International Court of Justice

General Assembly

Secretariat

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The follow are the key factors which influenced Nigeria foreign relations except

non-interference

economic dependence

peaceful co-existence

international co-operation

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1996

1976

1861

1979

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

political parties

the electorate

members of the House of Assembly

trade union congress

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

punish people who oppose them

not socialise with the people

enjoy security of tenure of office

belong to the ruling party

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Ahmadu Bello

Obafemi Awolowo

Ibrahim Babangida

Nnamdi Azikwe

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

an economic organisation

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

made up of independent European countries

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Which of the following will produce weak government?

coalition

two-party system

general elections

military

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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1953

1954

1952

1951

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Who among the following was dismissed from Action Group at the Jos Congress of February 1962?

Ladoke Akintola

Dauda Adegbenro

Anthony Ehahoro

Dauda Adegbenro

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Government by the few for the interest of the few is known as

monarchy

oligarchy

dictatorship

autocracy

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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were

indirect rule and direct rule

indirect rule assimilation

direct rule and indignant

assimilation and association

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A federal constitution is usually

unwritten

written and flexible

written and rigid

flexible

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Jordan

Israel

Iraq

Lebanon

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Government can be described as the art of

making constitutions

making and enforcing laws

collecting taxes

engineering

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How many Nigerians were elected into the Legislative Council when the elective principle was introduced in 1922

three

four

two

six

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A tax law emanates from

the speaker

a public bill

private bill

a judicial bill

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

ambassador

plenipotentiary

high commissioner

permanent representative

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