Explanation

The main features of the Independence Constitutions of the British West African countries are:

(i)Governor-General: He was appointed to represent the Monarch and with ceremonial functions.

(ii)Court of appeal:The judicial committee of the privy council was retained as the highest Court of Appeal for the country.

(iii)Executive functions:Executive functions were performed by the Prime Minister and members of his cabinet.

(iv)Parliamentary system:Independence Constitution embraced the British parliamentary system of government.

(v)Collective responsibility:Members of the Cabinet were collectively responsible to the legislature.

(vi)Drawn from parliament:The prime minister and his ministers (forming the executive) were drawn from the parliament, making them members of both organs of government.

(vii)Opposition party:The system recognised and legalised opposition party.

(viii)Citizenship: Provision was made in the constitution for Nigerian citizenship.

(ix)Fundamental Human Rights:It was entrenched in the constitution.

(x) Local authorities were equally part of the provisions of the constitution.

(xi)Public Service Commission: It was established to deal with matters of employment, promotion, and dismissal of civil servants.

(xii)Judicial Service Commission:This commission was also one of the features of the independence constitution.

Correct Answer: C. does not take praise or blame for his performance

Explanation

The anonymity of the civil service is linked to two concepts: permanence and neutrality. Their job is permanent till retirement or death and they are meant to be neutral in dealing with each government.

Correct Answer: D. ceremonial functions

Explanation

(i) Geographical nearness/contiguity.

(ii) Desire for a union.

(iii) Availability of resources.

(iv) The size of the country/population.

(v) Absence of marked inequalities.

(vi) Common historical/colonial experience.

(vii) Fear of a-a 2 domination.

(viii) Preservation of local autonomy.

(ix) Ethnic diversity.

(x) Need for common defense system.

Correct Answer: B. championed ethnocentrism

Explanation

(a) Public Opinion can be defined as the attitudes, beliefs, values, which are seen to be commonly held and expressed by a majority of the citizens on a given political issue.

(b) Characteristic of Public Opinion are:

(i) Public Opinion is seen as opinion shared by the majority of the people.

(ii) Issues about the public are the central factors in public opinion.

(iii) Communication and information are essential factors in the formation of public opinion.

(iii) It is dynamic and changes with time.

(iv) Public opinion is not held on a general public issue but on specific issues of the state.

(v) It is also seen as an expression made by private individuals, not the government or any public institutions.

Correct Answer: B. appointment of an African as a governor in each of the British colonial territories

Correct Answer: A. communism

Explanation

communism is a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Correct Answer: C. state government

Correct Answer: B. political socialization