The media helps to enrich discourse on national issues through its
- A. marketing
- B. editorial comments
- C. sales and advertisement
- D. correspondents
Press control is necessary for a state, particularly in the area of
- A. the economy
- B. auditor general's report
- C. state security and secrets
- D. foreign trade
A pressure group which resorts to violence as a means of pressing home its demands is described as
- A. anomic
- B. associational
- C. labour
- D. attitudinal
Most pressure groups especially in West Africa fail to achieve their goals as a result of
- A. good governance
- B. charisma of the president
- C. transparency of the legislature
- D. corrupt leadership
An electoral system in which the electorate elects a small group of people who in turn elects political office holders is known as
- A. general election
- B. second ballot system
- C. Electoral college
- D. local election
One of the importance of voting in a democracy is that, it
- A. is less expensive
- B. ensures development for all voters
- C. commits citizens to the political system
- D. ensures winner takes all policy.
Multi-party system is saddled with the problem of
- A. divisiveness
- B. limited choice
- C. weak opposition
- D. political consciousness
A one-party system imposed by law with all other parties proscribed is
- A. a social party system
- B. a de jure one party system
- C. a communist political system
- D. an elitist party system
Delegated legislation can be controlled by
- A. report writing
- B. press conferences
- C. parliamentary question time
- D. threat of secession
Local Government authorities may not receive cooperation from the local people due to the issue of
- A. top bottom approach to development
- B. accessibility to internet facilities
- C. lack of support for the ruling governemnt
- D. non availability of spiritual centres
Public corporation has a legal personality which means that
- A. no legal suit can be brought against
- B. it can sue and can be sued
- C. it has ultimate power to make its own laws
- D. there is a legal department that represents it
The determination and execution of government policies is the core function of
- A. Public Complain Commission
- B. Public Service Commission
- C. Civil Service
- D. Judicial Service
Representative governments around the world pay attention to public opinion because of the following factors except
- A. protection of the government from media scrutiny
- B. indication of government in good standing with the people
- C. provision of feedback on implementation of government policies
- D. national security concerns
One major problem associated with the cabinet system of government is the
- A. abuse of power
- B. frequent change of government
- C. large number of ministers
- D. supremacy of the executive
A country’s constitution may be derived from which one of the following sources?
- A. Educated elites
- B. Civil society organisations
- C. civil disobedience
- D. Customs and conventions
The essence of the concept of devolution is to cater for the interests of the
- A. ruling governement
- B. majority
- C. minority
- D. rule of law
In a representative government, citizens exercise their political power
- A. directly
- B. indirectly
- C. in reverence for the political system
- D. under undue political pressure
Which political system allows only one ideology for the state?
- A. socialism
- B. aristocracy
- C. communalism
- D. capitalism