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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1952

1954

1953

1951

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Government can be described as the art of

making constitutions

collecting taxes

making and enforcing laws

engineering

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Ahmadu Bello

Nnamdi Azikwe

Obafemi Awolowo

Ibrahim Babangida

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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were

direct rule and indignant

indirect rule assimilation

indirect rule and direct rule

assimilation and association

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1976

1861

1979

1996

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

trade union congress

political parties

the electorate

members of the House of Assembly

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Which of the following will produce weak government?

general elections

military

coalition

two-party system

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Which of the following countries had practised confederated system of government?

Ghana and Nigeria

Senegal and Gambia

Mali and Senegal

none of the above

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

not socialise with the people

enjoy security of tenure of office

punish people who oppose them

belong to the ruling party

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Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?

military force

diplomacy

nuclear war

propaganda

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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Montesquieu

Marx

Hobbes

Locke

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Which of the following is not an agent of political socialisation?

peer group

family

mass media

tourism

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The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

Jean Bodin

C.L. Montesquieu

A.V. Dicey

J.J. Rousseau

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The ‘Uniting for Peace’ ‘esolution of the UNO was adopted in

1947

1960

1945

1950

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Which of the following is not a means by which government maintains law and order

provision of socio-economic services

maintenance of police and other security agencies

law making

establishment of provisional association

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In a unitary system of government

political power is diffused

there is high degree of centralisation

there is low degree of centralisation

parliament is very weak

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

ambassador

plenipotentiary

high commissioner

permanent representative

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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Sheu Shagari

Umaru Yaradua

Nnamdi Azikwe

Olusegun Obasanjo

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The 1978 Local Government Reform provided for a ---term of office

4-year

5-year

3-year

2-year

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Government by the few for the interest of the few is known as

oligarchy

monarchy

dictatorship

autocracy

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Power is transformed into authority through

prayers

influence

force

legitimacy

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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Pa Adesanya

Chief Ajasin

Chief Falae

Chief Awolowo

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

prorogation

suspension

dissolution

closure

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

Secretariat

Economic and Social Council

General Assembly

International Court of Justice

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How many Nigerians were elected into the Legislative Council when the elective principle was introduced in 1922

four

three

two

six

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A federal constitution is usually

flexible

written and rigid

written and flexible

unwritten

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The follow are the key factors which influenced Nigeria foreign relations except

peaceful co-existence

economic dependence

international co-operation

non-interference

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Which of the following principle officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian?

chief whip

speaker

clerk

leader

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

defence

transportation

market

education

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An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

party primary

referendum

bye-election

mini election

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One form of delegated legislation is

statutory instruments

conventions

case laws

man-made laws

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The scholar, who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in an authority was

John Austin

A.V. Dicey

Montesquieu

Jean Bodin

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An institution which seeks to redress people’s grievances against abuse of administration power is

ombudsman

Judicial Service Commission

Directorate of Public Prosecution

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Who among the following was dismissed from Action Group at the Jos Congress of February 1962?

Anthony Ehahoro

Dauda Adegbenro

Ladoke Akintola

Dauda Adegbenro

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Under the 1979 Constitution, members of the Federal Executive Council were called

judges

ministers

commissioners

senators

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A tax law emanates from

private bill

a judicial bill

a public bill

the speaker

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The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was organised to maintain peace in

Benin Republic

Chad

Guinea

Liberia

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of independent European countries

an economic organisation

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Lebanon

Israel

Jordan

Iraq

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In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

class

religion

race

age

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

absolutely separated

absolutely fussed

absolutely centralised

more separated than fussed

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Fascism emphasizes

communism

totalitarianism

equality

individualism

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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

Tony Blair

Queen Elizabeth II

David Cameroon

Don McKinnon

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Authority means

an automatic right to be obey

a civil right to obey orders

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to be obeyed

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The Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of the

ECOWAS

Commonwealth

OPEC

AU

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All the following were frontline fighters for Nigeria’s independence except

Olu Fale

Obafemi Awolowo

Nnamdi Azikwe

Tafawa Balewa

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

political socialisation

political mobilisation

political dissemination

politicisation

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

prime minister

governor-general

president

speaker

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Pressure group use all the following techniques to achieve their objectives except

coup d’état

strikes

demonstration

lobbying

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

plebiscite

secret balloting

double voting

referendum

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