Government Past Questions And Answers
2631
A system of government which is based on public ownership of means of production and distribution is called
- A. socialism
- B. capitalism
- C. feudalism
- D. oligarchy
2632
What were the functions of the colonial Governor in British West Africa?
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The two major factors that contributed to the development of capitalism were
- A. emergence of the Protest Reformation and paper money
- B. the emergence of Adolf Hitler and the First World War
- C. the theory of individual Rights and the Industrial Revolution in Britain
- D. the First World War and the Atlantic Charter of 1941
2634
Which of the following is a perverted form of democracy?
- A. Feudalism
- B. Republicanism
- C. Monarchy
- D. Oligarchy
2635
In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he
- A. records the highest number of votes cast
- B. obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
- C. obtains one-third of the votes cast
- D. scores the aggregates of the opponent
2636
A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is
- A. consensual
- B. personalized
- C. centralized
- D. decentralized
2637
Statutes are
- A. bills passed by local governments
- B. laws passed by the judiciary
- C. bills passed by the executive
- D. laws passed by the parliament
2638
The civil service is an institution for
- A. carrying out private organization goals
- B. effecting civil society policies
- C. formulating and executing public policies
- D. initiating bureaucratic private agenda
2639
When a state is subject to no other authority it is said to be
- A. powerful
- B. legitimate
- C. authoritative
- D. sovereign
2640
The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was
- A. Nigerian Youth Movement
- B. National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
- C. United National Independent Party
- D. Nigerian National Democratic Party