Local governments are established to
- A. bring government nearer to the people
- B. give more powers to the traditional rulers
- C. make people less loyal to the central government
- D. make central government interfere in local affairs
Which of the following is true of a Public Corporation it is?
- A. established by a bye-law
- B. owned by the minister of finance
- C. set up to make profit for share holders
- D. set up to provide essential services
Public corporations are Set Up by
- A. a minister
- B. a director
- C. a permanent secretary
- D. an act of parliament
Which of the following is a problem of civil service?
- A. Red-tapism
- B. Offering professional advice to political leaders
- C. Continuous keeping of records
- D. Changing of government through election
The anonymity in the civil service means that a civil servant
- A. is above the law of the land
- B. receives neither praise nor blame
- C. should take part in partisan politics
- D. should not be disciplined for any misconduct
Public opinion enables a government to
- A. influence the public
- B. Suppress its opponents
- C. cut down the coat of governing
- D. know the feeling of the masses
Which of the following statements distinguishes political parties from pressure groups?
- A. Political parties only lobby government to change certain policies
- B. Pressure groups select candidates for political of fices
- C. Political parties influence government policies
- D. Pressure groups influence government policies to member's interest
Which of the following functions is performed by the electoral commission?
- A. Distribution of party membership cards
- B. Presenting parties manifestoes
- C. Delimiting the country into constituencies
- D. Conducting oath of office for elected president
An election which involves the use of an electoral college is
- A. run-off election
- B. a general election
- C. an open balloting
- D. an indirect election
One way to ensure a free and fair election is to
- A. operate a one-party system
- B. allow parties to campaign on election day
- C. guarantee the security of electoral officers and materials
- D. appoint a politician as the chairman of the electoral commission
The geographical units into which a country is divided for the purpose of election are called
- A. states
- B. constituencies
- C. polling areas
- D. county councils
Franchise means the right of all qualified citizens to
- A. manipulate election results
- B. conduct elections
- C. enforec electoral laws
- D. vote and be voted for
Which of the following is not a function of a political party?
- A. Educating the government
- B. Interest articulation
- C. Aggregation of opinions
- D. Selection of persons for gobvernment
A multi-party system often leads to the formation of a
- A. coalition government
- B. very strong executive
- C. dictatoral government
- D. confederal government
Which of the following is an obligation of a citizen?
- A. Arresting offenders
- B. Voting at elections
- C. Prosecuting offenders
- D. Adjudicating cases
Citizens can be deprived of their rights during
- A. democratic regime
- B. parliamentary debate
- C. emergency periods
- D. political campaigns
Which of the following is a duty of a good citizen?
- A. paying tax regularly
- B. Must assist the poor
- C. should challenge the of the land
- D. Must join the law enforcement agents
When a court of law declares an action of the executive ultra-vires , it implies that
- A. the action is illegal and above the power given
- B. the executive has to implement the action
- C. such an action should be passed into law
- D. only the legislature can deal with such an action
Which of the following functions is performed by the executive?
- A. Recruitment of judges
- B. Passing of bills to laws
- C. Adjudication of cases
- D. Implementation of policies
Parliamentary filibuster refers to a
- A. a procedure of impeachng the president
- B. delay method of prolonging debates in parliament
- C. process of passing bills into law
- D. a special way of initiating money bills
Bicameralism is adopted because it
- A. guards against intra-party clashes
- B. prevents arbitary law making
- C. projects party manifestoes
- D. is the only system available