Government Past Questions And Answers
One of the main principles of the presidential system is the
- A. parliamentary supremacy
- B. separation of powers
- C. creation of local governments
- D. collective responsibility
Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?
- A. Swearing an oath of allegiance
- B. Possession of a university degree
- C. A registered member of a political party
- D. Possession of an international passport
The action plan by African countries under the New partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) aimed at tackling the following issues except
- A. economic
- B. political
- C. religious
- D. social
Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburg Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British.....
- A. Failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
- B. Negative utterances on Nigeria
- C. Supply of arms to Rhodesia
- D. Support for UNITA rebels in Angola.
A systematic effort to manipulate the beliefs, attitudes and actions of the public through the mass media and other means is called
- A. political education
- B. public opinion
- C. propaganda
- D. brainstorming
The French colonial policy of Assimilation was first applied in
- A. Conakry, Goree, Bamako and St. Louis
- B. Dakar, St, Louis, Goree and Conakry
- C. Goree, Dakar, Bamako and Abidjan
- D. St. Louis, Dakar, Goree and Rufisque
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
One basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that
- A. succession is through heredity
- B. the ruler has a fixed tenure
- C. separation of powers is absolute
- D. members of the executive are elected
Which of the following is a duty of an electoral commission
- A. Registration of political parties
- B. Creation of political parties
- C. Establishment of electoral tribunals
- D. inauguration of the parliament
The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it
- A. prevents government from becoming dictatorial
- B. prevents the executives from functioning
- C. making the executives stronge than the other organs
- D. makes the three organ hate one another