The formation of confederations is based primarily on

• A. hegemonic considerations
• B. historical reasons
• C. security considerations
• D. geographical factors

Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through

• A. the dissolution of their management
• B. the reorganization of their boards
• C. acts of the National Assembly
• D. bye-laws

The Unification Decree that turned Nigeria to a Unitary State was promulgated during the regime of General

• A. Muhammadu Buhari
• B. Aguiyi Ironsi
• C. Olusegun Obasanjo
• D. Murtala Mohammed

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

• A. A.V.Dicey
• B. Jean Bodin
• C. John Austin
• D. Montesquieu

Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on

• A. gender participation in polities
• B. an area
• C. contribution to the national economy
• D. total votes in an election.

The right to respect the personality of the individual is a _________

• A. civil right
• B. natural right
• C. social right
• D. economic right

Which of the following hinders the establishment of a representative government in a state?

• A. Mass illiteracy
• B. Existence of pressure groups
• C. Vibrant political culture
• D. Independent electoral commission

A dominant two -party system is operated in

• A. the United kingdom and United States
• B. India and Pakistan
• C. France and Germany
• D. South African and Senegal

The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was

• A. more effective than the private sector
• B. more attractive than the private sector
• C. professionalized
• D. efficient and result-oriented

Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except

• A. birth
• B. nationalization
• C. naturalization
• D. marriage