In restoring peace and security to Liberia and Sierra Leone the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a military force known as

• A. Regional Armed Forces (RAF)
• B. Peace Keeping Force of West Africa (PKFWA)
• C. ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMONG)
• D. ECOWAS heads of State and Government

Which of the following functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups?

• A. Contesting elections
• B. Interest articulation
• C. formal opposition to government
• D. working for the interests of their members

Radical nationalism in Nigeria is generally attributed to the influence of

• A. Aminu Kano
• B. Herbert Marcaulay
• C. Nnamdi Azikiwe
• D. Mbonu Ojike

The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970s for transacting business with ...

• A. Libya
• B. South Africa
• C. France
• D. Portugal

Constitutional disputes in states with written constitutions are resolved by

• A. ombudsman
• B. judiciary
• C. electorate
• D. legislature

Outline five ways in which Public opinion is being measured?

A distinctive feature of a democratic system of government is the

• A. existence of periodic competitive elections
• B. absence of strong pressure groups
• C. existence of a single political party
• D. centralization of all powers in the executive

A candidate who wins election by a simple majority, must have been voted for by

• A. a majority of the electorate
• B. most of the electorate
• C. a good number of the voters
• D. a majority of the voters

A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is a

• A. state
• B. kinship
• C. nation
• D. clan

One of the organizational weaknesses of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is its inability to

• A. monitor global oil consumption
• B. assist poor countries
• C. punish erring members
• D. collect membership dues promptly