The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the
- A. Independence Constitution
- B. Lyttelton Constitution
- C. Richards Constitution
- D. Clifford Constitution
The main duty of the Local Government Service is to
- A. supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
- B. create job opportunities at the local level
- C. handle requests for the creation of more local governments
- D. coduct elections into local councils
In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through
- A. the oracles
- B. consensus
- C. imposition
- D. majority votes
The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the
- A. Udoji Commission
- B. Okigbo Commission
- C. Dina Commission
- D. Adebo Commission
Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the
- A. state assembly
- B. office of the deputy governor
- C. presidency
- D. national assembly
The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the
- A. 1979 Constitution
- B. 1989 Constitution
- C. 1999 Constitution
- D. 1960 Constitution
The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represents
- A. levies
- B. fines
- C. income tax
- D. user charge
The Ibadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the
- A. Macpherson Constitution
- B. Clifford Constituiton
- C. Lyttelton Constitution
- D. Richards Constitution
Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through
- A. the dissolution of their management
- B. the reorganization of their boards
- C. acts of the National Assembly
- D. bye-laws
The principle of checks and balances reinforces separation of powers in order to
- A. protect the powers of the executive
- B. make the legislature more powerful
- C. prevent an unconstituional change of government
- D. prevent the emergence of dictatorship
A major way of maintaining confidence in the electoral process is by ensuring that
- A. electoral officers are regularly trained
- B. elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere
- C. unlimited franchise is made available
- D. elections are conducted as and when due
One of the features of a sovereign state is that it
- A. has the capacity to defend itself from external aggression
- B. has a large number of soldiers
- C. practises the presidential system of government
- D. is not indebted to other countries
A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is
- A. an act
- B. a presidential proclamation
- C. a decree
- D. a legislative order
Centralization of power is the basic feature of
- A. federalism
- B. a confederation
- C. a presidential system
- D. a unitary government
The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about
- A. human rights abuse
- B. treasonable offences
- C. corrupt practices
- D. political apathy
Oligarchy is a form of government which
- A. enhances the interest of the ruling few
- B. enhances the electoral chances of the majority
- C. disregards the views of the minority
- D. protects the interest of the common people
A major consequence of proportional representation is that it
- A. reduces the chances of political instability
- B. favours the development of a two-party system
- C. discourages voting along ethnic lines
- D. encourages the proliferation of parties
The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is
- A. delegated
- B. centralized
- C. fused
- D. separated
Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on
- A. gender participation in polities
- B. an area
- C. contribution to the national economy
- D. total votes in an election.
A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is
- A. membership drive
- B. the objective
- C. the voting pattern
- D. idealogy.
The final interpretation pf the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the
- A. head of state
- B. council of state
- C. highest legislative body
- D. highest court of the land .