on which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting

• A. religion
• B. education
• C. wealth
• D. status

A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is

• A. federal
• B. monarchical
• C. unitary
• D. presidential

The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the

• A. legislature, the executive and the judiciary
• B. judiciary and the civil service
• C. trustee and the presidium
• D. civil service and the senate

Ethics and accountability in government can be guaranteed through

• A. legislative cooperation
• B. executive and judicial immunity
• C. due process and transparency
• D. administrative reforms

A constitution is a

• A. set of regulations and customs
• B. body of doctrine and principles
• C. set of principles and customs
• D. body of rules, regulations and conventions

An essential feature of democracy is

• A. election by all adult s
• B. government by few wealthy men
• C. participation by everyone in the economic sector
• D. majority rule

The first African Secretary-General of the United Nations is

• A. Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali
• B. Joe Garba
• C. Ibrahim Gambari
• D. Kofi Annan

An electoral college refers to

• A. training school for electoral officers
• B. medium of indirect election
• C. means of educating the electorate
• D. place where public opinion is formed

A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is

• A. feudalism
• B. totalitarianism
• C. communism
• D. fascism

To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be

• A. able to punish electoral offenders
• B. given a spacious office accommodation
• C. ready to help the government
• D. independence of the executive