The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was
- A. Pan-Africanism
- B. the Yom-Kippur War
- C. the Second World War
- D. Anti-apartheid Movement
The main achievement of the nationalists in Nigeria was
- A. registeration of political parties
- B. economic liberation of the nation
- C. political liberation of the nation
- D. building the nation
Indirect rule encouraged
- A. communal integration
- B. exploitation and oppression
- C. inter-communal cooperation
- D. the rise of nationalism
Which of the following societies was classified as acephalous?
- A. Benin
- B. Ibibio
- C. Igbo
- D. Ijaw
Under the pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate system, the next in command to the sultan was the
- A. Alkali
- B. Galadima
- C. Madaki
- D. Waziri
The Yoruba traditional system of government was
- A. republican
- B. democratic
- C. monarchical
- D. egalitarian
In pre-colonial Igboland, autocratic rule was made difficult by the
- A. fear of dethronement
- B. absence of a centralized system of authority
- C. pressure from age grades
- D. activities of cult societies
Opinion polls are organized to find out the
- A. benefits derived by people from government
- B. people's thought about a particular government policy
- C. people's expectations from the government
- D. feelings of people about particular issues and policies
Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through
- A. interest formulation
- B. interest manipulation
- C. interest mobilisation
- D. interest aggregation
The type of party system in practice is defined by the
- A. relationship between the parties and electorate
- B. structure of the political parties
- C. manner in which the parties operate
- D. number of political parties in a country
Franchise in an electoral process means the
- A. right to vote
- B. ownership of means of production
- C. the sovereignty of a nation
- D. rights and duties of a citizen
One essential duty of a citizen to his state is to
- A. support the government in power
- B. recite the plegde
- C. pay his tax
- D. encourage other citizens
An advantage of delegated legislation is that
- A. much time is saved in the process
- B. technical issues are handled by experts
- C. ministers and lawmakers work together
- D. it hastens the implementation of policy
Constitutionalism refers to
- A. the process of drafting a constitution
- B. amendment of an existing constitution
- C. the process of operating a constitution
- D. strict adherence to a constitution
The earliest classification of constitutions was the work of
- A. Aristotle
- B. J.J. Rouseau
- C. K.C. Wheare
- D. Plato
In a socialist economy,private accumulation of wealth is
- A. prohibited
- B. regulated
- C. limited
- D. encouraged
A main feature of the parliamentary system is that
- A. the executive consists of all party members
- B. judges are drawn from the ruling party
- C. electoral commissioners leave at the end of their tenure
- D. the executive is appointed by the legislature
Ending a session of parliament by royal proclamation means the
- A. expiration of parliament
- B. prorogation of parliament
- C. adjournment of parliament
- D. dissolution of parliament
Which of the following is a unitary state?
- A. Nigeria
- B. India
- C. United States of America
- D. Ghana
Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their
- A. constituencies
- B. local government chairmen
- C. traditional rulers
- D. political parties
A major weakness of confederation is
- A. over-concentration of authority
- B. tendency towards secession
- C. lack of local independence
- D. lack of common currency