Government Past Questions And Answers
2261
One main advantage of bicameral legislature is that it
- A. is less cumbersome to pass bills
- B. is not easy to manipulate bills
- C. makes for quick deliberation during emergencies
- D. makes passage of bills easy
2262
Under the Babangida administration, the political bureau recommended at the federal level
- A. unicameral legislature and multi-party system
- B. unicameral legislature and two -party system
- C. unicameral legislature and two- party system
- D. bicameral legislature and two -party system
2263
To qualify to be president of the federal republic of Nigeria under the 1979 constitution , a candidate must
- A. be at least 40 years of age
- B. be a Nigerian by birth
- C. have the highest number of votes cast at the election
- D. have not less than 1/4 of the votes cast at the election in each of at least 2/3 of all states in the federation
2264
The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by
- A. Baron de Montesquie
- B. Albert Dicey
- C. Lord Bryce
- D. Jean Bodin
2265
Citizenship refers to the
- A. indigenous member of a state
- B. social status of a person in a state
- C. highest position in a state
- D. legal status of a member of a state
2266
The institution through which governments discharge responsibilities is known as
- A. organs of government
- B. pressure groups
- C. political parties
- D. national assembly
2267
One major problem associated with the cabinet system of government is the
- A. abuse of power
- B. frequent change of government
- C. large number of ministers
- D. supremacy of the executive
2268
In a federal system of government, the central is
- A. superior to the other components
- B. inferior to the other components
- C. equal to the other components
- D. of unlimited jurisdiction
2269
In modern democracy, a government is _________
- A. a contrast between the rulers and the ruled
- B. a preserve of the political party in power
- C. monopoly of the ethnic group
- D. alternation of power between the majority and ninority tribes
2270
A common feature of a multi-party system is that government is formed by
- A. the major political party
- B. all the registered political parties
- C. a coalition of political parties
- D. the party with the highest votes.