The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______
- A. Lobbying
- B. Ultimatum
- C. Dialogue
- D. Strike
Citizenship by naturalization________
- A. is the same as citizenship by marriage and registeration
- B. refers to the process of attaining citizenship through honorary means
- C. is the act of a non-citizen having satisfied the constitutional criteria becoming a legal member of a state
- D. is the medium by which an alien through the judiciary receives certification and attains citizenship by birth
The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ……..
- A. College
- B. Constituency
- C. Ward
- D. District
Popular political participation means________
- A. having majority of the people partaking in politics
- B. having a good number of voters in the electoral process
- C. the aggregate efforts of more than half of the citizens to partake in public debate and politics
- D. the sum total of all activities exerted by the majority with enthusiasm actively involving in all aspects of their political sphere
A cabinet reshuffle takes place……
- A. only when a motion of no confidence is passed
- B. when dissolution is held
- C. when prorogation and collective responsibility have their way
- D. when the shadow cabinet fails in its effectiveness
A vote of no confidence means______
- A. the same as impeachment in a presidential system
- B. the ability of the head of state to dissolve the parliament when collective responsibility fails to hold
- C. the act of showing disapproval to the prime minister having breached the collective responsibility doctrine
- D. the disapproval with dismissal in effect, the ministers and its head
Argumentation, negotiation and deliberation on the subject matter of a bill begins at the_______
- A. third stage
- B. first reading
- C. committee stage
- D. second reading
A party can be said to have national outlook if________
- A. it is ethnic based but has branches all over the state
- B. its membership cut across ethnic boundaries
- C. it is registered by the electoral commission as a national party
- D. it is headed by individuals who are famous within and without the country
The political party serves as________
- A. A platform upon which the rights and liberties of the people can be attained
- B. The group aggregating the interest of all in the state
- C. A platform for rebelling against military rule
- D. A platform for interest representation
The concept of the independence of the judiciary means that________
- A. The judiciary must not attempt to meddle into legislative and executive affairs
- B. The powers of the courts can not be subjected of executive re-assessment
- C. The sanctity of the office of the Judges and Justices must be preserved without prejudice
- D. All means of legislative or executive influence on judicial decision making must be disabled
Deconcentration of power means the_______
- A. sharing of powers among tiers of government
- B. creation of semi autonomous units to govern other parts of a state
- C. process of setting strategies or policies for the subsidiary territories in the state by putting recognized personnel in place
- D. act of delegating powers and authority to component units that exist in a state
A form of government which has its slogan to be ‘ruling of the best’ is__________
- A. democracy
- B. aristocracy
- C. timocracy
- D. plutocracy
An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________
- A. the writ of mandamus
- B. the great writ
- C. the writ of ombudsman
- D. none of the above
The right of a citizen to seek redress means the right to________
- A. fair hearing
- B. free access to legal materials
- C. seek an appeal under another judgement
- D. exercise his political liberty
That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________
- A. external sovereignty
- B. vested on any form of government
- C. legal sovereignty
- D. within the people's mandate
In a democratic system _______
- A. Majority Vote
- B. Legal Sovereignty shouldn't be unquestionable
- C. Electoral college is always necessary
- D. Minority vote but majority rule