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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

Don McKinnon

Queen Elizabeth II

David Cameroon

Tony Blair

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Which of the following principle officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian?

clerk

speaker

leader

chief whip

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An institution which seeks to redress people’s grievances against abuse of administration power is

Directorate of Public Prosecution

ombudsman

Judicial Service Commission

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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Marx

Montesquieu

Hobbes

Locke

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All the following were frontline fighters for Nigeria’s independence except

Tafawa Balewa

Olu Fale

Nnamdi Azikwe

Obafemi Awolowo

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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Chief Ajasin

Pa Adesanya

Chief Awolowo

Chief Falae

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An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

bye-election

party primary

mini election

referendum

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

General Assembly

International Court of Justice

Secretariat

Economic and Social Council

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The follow are the key factors which influenced Nigeria foreign relations except

economic dependence

peaceful co-existence

non-interference

international co-operation

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Which of the following is not an agent of political socialisation?

tourism

family

peer group

mass media

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The 1978 Local Government Reform provided for a ---term of office

3-year

5-year

4-year

2-year

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Power is transformed into authority through

influence

force

prayers

legitimacy

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The scholar, who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in an authority was

Montesquieu

A.V. Dicey

Jean Bodin

John Austin

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Government can be described as the art of

engineering

making constitutions

making and enforcing laws

collecting taxes

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

double voting

plebiscite

secret balloting

referendum

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A federal constitution is usually

unwritten

flexible

written and rigid

written and flexible

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Which of the following is not a means by which government maintains law and order

provision of socio-economic services

maintenance of police and other security agencies

establishment of provisional association

law making

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In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

religion

age

class

race

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Authority means

an automatic right to be obey

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to be obeyed

a civil right to obey orders

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Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?

nuclear war

military force

diplomacy

propaganda

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Government by the few for the interest of the few is known as

monarchy

autocracy

oligarchy

dictatorship

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

prorogation

closure

suspension

dissolution

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One form of delegated legislation is

conventions

case laws

man-made laws

statutory instruments

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Pressure group use all the following techniques to achieve their objectives except

lobbying

demonstration

coup d’état

strikes

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

an economic organisation

made up of independent European countries

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In a unitary system of government

there is low degree of centralisation

political power is diffused

there is high degree of centralisation

parliament is very weak

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The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

C.L. Montesquieu

Jean Bodin

J.J. Rousseau

A.V. Dicey

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How many Nigerians were elected into the Legislative Council when the elective principle was introduced in 1922

two

three

four

six

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

high commissioner

plenipotentiary

permanent representative

ambassador

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Fascism emphasizes

totalitarianism

communism

individualism

equality

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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were

assimilation and association

indirect rule assimilation

direct rule and indignant

indirect rule and direct rule

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

transportation

market

defence

education

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1861

1996

1979

1976

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

political parties

members of the House of Assembly

the electorate

trade union congress

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Lebanon

Jordan

Israel

Iraq

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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nnamdi Azikwe

Sheu Shagari

Umaru Yaradua

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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1952

1953

1951

1954

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The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was organised to maintain peace in

Benin Republic

Guinea

Chad

Liberia

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Which of the following will produce weak government?

general elections

two-party system

coalition

military

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The Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of the

ECOWAS

OPEC

AU

Commonwealth

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Ibrahim Babangida

Obafemi Awolowo

Ahmadu Bello

Nnamdi Azikwe

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Under the 1979 Constitution, members of the Federal Executive Council were called

judges

ministers

commissioners

senators

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

speaker

governor-general

president

prime minister

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A tax law emanates from

the speaker

a judicial bill

private bill

a public bill

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Who among the following was dismissed from Action Group at the Jos Congress of February 1962?

Anthony Ehahoro

Dauda Adegbenro

Dauda Adegbenro

Ladoke Akintola

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

absolutely separated

more separated than fussed

absolutely fussed

absolutely centralised

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

belong to the ruling party

enjoy security of tenure of office

punish people who oppose them

not socialise with the people

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Which of the following countries had practised confederated system of government?

Ghana and Nigeria

none of the above

Mali and Senegal

Senegal and Gambia

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

political socialisation

politicisation

political dissemination

political mobilisation

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The ‘Uniting for Peace’ ‘esolution of the UNO was adopted in

1947

1945

1960

1950

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