Government Past Questions And Answers
2851
The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
- A. delegation
- B. delimitation
- C. devolution
- D. deconcentration
2852
In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through
- A. executive review
- B. executive order
- C. legislative order
- D. exercise of veto
2853
Nationalist movements started late in French West Africa because
- A. Africans were allowed to enlist in the army
- B. Africans felt they were free
- C. Africans wanted to maintain trade relations with France
- D. France suppressed political associations and parties
2854
One judicial function performed by the executive is
- A. Granting of amnesty
- B. Implementing judicial ordersg
- C. Ensuring obedience to the law
- D. Appointing judges
2855
A true representative government is one that
- A. resists freedom of movement
- B. recognizes unlimited franchise
- C. observes customs and traditions
- D. allows devolution of governmental powers
2856
The Civil Service is an administrative institution of
- A. the executive arm of government
- B. Public corporations
- C. Para - military organization
- D. a business enterprise
2857
The Loi cadre was passed in
- A. 1959
- B. 1956
- C. 1955
- D. 1954
2858
Communism was popularized by
- A. Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels
- B. Max Weber and Aristotle
- C. Plato and Socrates
- D. Harold Laski and Jean Bodin
2859
If the president refuses to sign a bill within a specific period, it can still become a law through
- A. legislative override
- B. none of the above
- C. judicial review
- D. public petition
2860
One of the function of the electoral management body is to
- A. conduct training programmes for presidential candidates
- B. look for external sources besides the government to fund its operations
- C. interpret the electoral laws fairly
- D. engage in business to increase its financial capacity