What is commonly referred to as the association of the government and the governed?
- A. confederation
- B. state
- C. federation
- D. monarchy
What type of right enables citizens to participate in state affairs?
- A. judicial right
- B. social right
- C. habeas corpus
- D. political right
The public Service Commission performs the following functions except
- A. advisory body
- B. imposition of income tax
- C. welfare of personnel
- D. discipline of personnel
Unitary system of government is adopted by some states because
- A. of homogeneity
- B. it guarnatees democracy
- C. it builds the capacity of citizens in good time
- D. of mineral resources
The Fundamental Human Rights and Liberties must be entrenched in a constitution to
- A. serve majority interest
- B. show concern for the people
- C. make it difficult to tamper with
- D. espouse love for the country
The rigid nature of a constitution makes it
- A. accessible to all
- B. infallible and standard
- C. easy for quick review
- D. complicated for amendment
The reason for which the government should take a key interest in the activities of pressure groups is that, they
- A. provide valuable feedback on government policies and programmes
- B. force coalition among political parties for election
- C. blackmail political leaders
- D. dictate the path and direction for government programmes
The French Colonial policies in her West African colonies were different from the British in many ways except in
- A. discriminatory laws
- B. citizenship
- C. imperialism
- D. cultural imposition
The overriding consideration for the creation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was to place Africa on the path to
- A. capitalist government
- B. non-alignment
- C. growth and development
- D. military might
Which system of government allows for and guarantees maximum competition?
- A. Feudalism
- B. Capitalism
- C. Communism
- D. Social Democracy
The following issues are some of the challenges the United Nations (UN) addresses except
- A. oligarchical regimes
- B. humanitarian aids
- C. human rights
- D. climate change
The art of maintaining peaceful relationships between states, groups or individuals mostly comes about as a result of the activities and functions of
- A. the legislature
- B. security agencies
- C. diplomats
- D. the media
The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) is now confronted with a new security threat which is
- A. extremism
- B. smuggling of illegal goods across states
- C. weak national armies
- D. proportional representation
The official routine observed in carrying out functions in the civil service is commonly known as
- A. official order
- B. bureaucracy
- C. standard order
- D. command
Maintenance of law and order in a state is the function of the
- A. citizens of the state
- B. executive arm of government
- C. legislative arm of government
- D. judicial service
Bicameral legislature contributes to the democratic process by
- A. recommending the use of force on policy
- B. suppressing minority rights
- C. imposing programmes and policies on the executive
- D. widening the scope of political participation
The media, commonly referred to as the fourth estate of the realm , monitors the activities of government on behalf of the
- A. people
- B. executive
- C. civil society
- D. media organisation
A public declaration of policy and aims especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate is commonly called
- A. steps to govern
- B. Policy paper
- C. guide to government
- D. manifesto
Apart from globalization, what other factor to a large extent affects the sovereignty of a state?
- A. Right of a franchise
- B. System of government
- C. International laws
- D. Inalienability