Which of the following delayed nationalist movements in French West Africa?
- A. Presence of educated elite
- B. The policy of Assimilation
- C. The use of local chiefs
- D. Granting of freedom to Africans
Local governments are essential because they
- A. encourage division in a country
- B. implement government policies at national levels
- C. make laws for a nation
- D. train local people in the art of governing
Which of following manages a public corporation?
- A. Chambers of Commerce
- B. Board of Directors
- C. An Accountant-General
- D. An Auditor-General
The recruitment of personnel into civil service by the public/civil service commission prevents
- A. political patronage
- B. bribery and corruption
- C. overstaffing
- D. bureaucracy
The civil service is an institution for
- A. carrying out private organization goals
- B. effecting civil society policies
- C. formulating and executing public policies
- D. intiating bureaucratic private agenda
Which of the following can aid in the formation of public opinion?
- A. Order-in-council
- B. free press
- C. Existence of one party system
- D. Existence of pree censorship
Restricted franchise violates the idea of
- A. political equality
- B. political culture
- C. public accountability
- D. political socialization
The ‘first-past-the-post system of voting is also called
- A. second ballot system
- B. proportional representation
- C. simple majority system
- D. alternative vote system
A major advantage of the Secret Ballot System of voting is that
- A. it is faster than other systems
- B. it ensures the anonymity of the voter
- C. it extends the franchise to all adults
- D. nobody can be prevented from voting
Universal Adult Suffrage is associated with a
- A. democratic governmnet
- B. political culture
- C. public accountabilty
- D. political socialization
The coming together of two or more political parties to form a government is
- A. coalition
- B. merger
- C. unification
- D. co-operation
In a democratic state the party system that usually operates is
- A. Mass pathy
- B. multi-party
- C. one-party
- D. elite party
One-party system leads to
- A. dictatorship
- B. democracy
- C. diarchy
- D. theocracy
A citizen’s duties do not include
- A. defending the nation
- B. obeying the laws
- C. paying taxes
- D. giving alms to the poor
One of the limitations on freedom of speech is
- A. libel
- B. trespassing
- C. bye-laws
- D. unlawful defention
The responsibility of the judiciary is to
- A. make rules
- B. formulate decisions
- C. arrest offenders
- D. adjudicate cases
In legislature, carpel-crossing means
- A. make rules
- B. formulate decisions
- C. arrest offenders
- D. adjudicate cases
Which of the following acts as a check on the Executive in the control of the finances of a state? The
- A. judiciary
- B. civil service
- C. press
- D. legislature
Confederalism was once practised in
- A. Nigeria and Ghana
- B. Senegal and The Gambia
- C. Mali and Cole d'lvoire
- D. Ghana and Benin
An advantage of a confederation over a federation is that the component units
- A. have the right to secede
- B. share resources equally
- C. are politically stable
- D. co-operate fully with the centre
In a parliamentary system the executive is weak because it is
- A. accountable to parliament
- B. responsible for its own actions
- C. headed by a prime minister
- D. the head of state that controls the government