A government headed by a person elected for a fixed period of time is referred to as

• A. monarchical
• B. socialist
• C. republican
• D. military

Unitary system of government is best applicable to a/an

• A. multi-party state
• B. homogeneous state
• C. heterogenous state
• D. unicameral state

Under the British colonial administration, the Executive Council was purely

• A. judicial body
• B. an advisory body
• C. charged with making laws
• D. a tax collecting agency

The system of election whereby each political party is given a percentage of seats that is equal to the percentage of popular votes cast in its favour is known as

• A. absolute plurality
• B. proportional representation
• C. simple majority
• D. simple plurality

All the following are the conditions for the adoption of federalism except

• A. size
• B. defence
• C. population
• D. homogeneity

Policy of assimilation was successfully operated by the French in

• A. Lome
• B. Goree
• C. Bamako
• D. Abidjan

Which of the following is usually expected to be entrenched in a constitution?

• A. Ownership of landed property
• B. Fundamental human rights
• C. Electoral rules and regulations
• D. Registration of political parties

In the Nigerian Constitution,the powers to create local governments lie with the

• A. state governors
• B. National Assembly
• C. Presidency
• D. state house of assembly

The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called the

• A. Non-Aligned Movement
• B. United Nations Organization
• C. League of Nations
• D. Cassablance Group

A major opposition party at the national level in Nigeria's Second Republic was

• A. NNP
• B. UPN
• C. PRP
• D. GNPP