Public Commission established under the 1979 constitution were expected to be

• A. independence of the executive
• B. part of the executive
• C. advisory to the executive
• D. advisory to the legislature

Judicial independence means that the courts are independent of the

• A. Civil Service and the Bar
• B. Executive and the Legislature
• C. Legislature and the Ministry of Justice
• D. Executive and the Military

The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that

• A. capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
• B. workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their labour
• C. capitalists shall always increase worker earning capacity through wages
• D. capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands.

The most important challenge facing the Fourth Republic is

• A. the need to develop Nigeria culturally
• B. the successful conduct of the 2003 election
• C. how to develop Nigeria's social institutions
• D. how to deal with the military

One of the important of political parties is

• A. educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
• B. organizing international conference
• C. advising on the appointment of judges
• D. hiring personnel for political leader

Groups which seek to bring about changes in government policies without actually controlling the personnel of government are known as

• A. trade unions
• B. pressure groups
• C. secret societies
• D. elite groups

(a) Describe the origin of the Commonwealth.

(b) Identify four benefits derived by being a member of the Commonwealth

One of the features of a sovereign state is that it

• A. has the capacity to defend itself from external aggression
• B. has a large number of soldiers
• C. practices the presidential system of government
• D. is not indebted to other countries

The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the

• A. Hausa-Fulani emirate system
• B. Igbo political organization
• C. Yoruba political organisation
• D. pre-colonial Bini system

The organ of government responsible for implementation of polices in a state is the

• A. legislature
• B. judiciary
• C. executive
• D. public bureau