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A cabinet system of government is practised in
- A. the USSR
- B. the USA
- C. the People's Republic of China
- D. the United Kingdom
- E. North Korea
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Pressure groups are
- A. Organisation which want to overthrow the government
- B. organisations which seek to influence the policies of the government
- C. associations of people who share the same ideology
- D. political parties
- E. religious orders
45
Rights are
- A. claims which the law allows
- B. claims against the state
- C. claims against other individuals
- D. claims which are natural to men
- E. what are written in the constitution
46
The separation of powers means the same as
- A. a presidential system of government
- B. checks and balances
- C. the rule of law
- D. supremacy of the judiciary
- E. none of the above
47
The Judiciary is
- A. an arm of the Executive
- B. the body which makes the law
- C. a body of lawyers
- D. the body which interprets the law
- E. the body which enforces the law
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The Executive is
- A. a committee of the legislature
- B. the body that makes laws
- C. the body that executes the policies of government
- D. the highest organ of government
- E. none of the above
49
A constitution is federal if
- A. it provides for a presidential system
- B. it is unwritten
- C. it is not unitary
- D. the central and component units or authorities are co-ordinate and equal
- E. there is a division of powers between a central and a number of other component authorities
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Democracy means a system of government in which
- A. the majority rules
- B. the minority rules
- C. there is no party system
- D. the people rule
- E. none of the above
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When did Nigeria gain her Independence?
- A. 1st October, 1963
- B. 31st October, 1690
- C. 1st October, 2012
- D. 1st October, 1960
- E. 12th October, 1992