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

Dauda Adegbenro

Ladoke Akintola

Anthony Ehahoro

Dauda Adegbenro

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

plebiscite

referendum

double voting

secret balloting

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

transportation

market

defence

education

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

commissioners

ministers

senators

judges

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

prorogation

dissolution

closure

suspension

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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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Fascism emphasizes

equality

totalitarianism

individualism

communism

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

Commonwealth

OPEC

ECOWAS

AU

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

absolutely fussed

absolutely separated

absolutely centralised

more separated than fussed

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

Montesquieu

John Austin

A.V. Dicey

Jean Bodin

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1976

1861

1979

1996

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

economic dependence

non-interference

international co-operation

peaceful co-existence

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

assimilation and association

direct rule and indignant

indirect rule assimilation

indirect rule and direct rule

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Which of the following will produce weak government?

two-party system

military

coalition

general elections

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

three

four

two

six

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

2-year

4-year

3-year

5-year

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Lebanon

Israel

Jordan

Iraq

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Government can be described as the art of

making and enforcing laws

collecting taxes

making constitutions

engineering

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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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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Locke

Hobbes

Montesquieu

Marx

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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1953

1951

1952

1954

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of independent European countries

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

an economic organisation

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

Nnamdi Azikwe

Obafemi Awolowo

Olu Fale

Tafawa Balewa

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One form of delegated legislation is

man-made laws

statutory instruments

case laws

conventions

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

Ghana and Nigeria

none of the above

Mali and Senegal

Senegal and Gambia

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Authority means

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to obey orders

a civil right to be obeyed

an automatic right to be obey

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

Liberia

Benin Republic

Guinea

Chad

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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

Queen Elizabeth II

David Cameroon

Don McKinnon

Tony Blair

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

plenipotentiary

high commissioner

permanent representative

ambassador

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

strikes

lobbying

demonstration

coup d’état

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

religion

race

class

age

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

political parties

the electorate

trade union congress

members of the House of Assembly

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A federal constitution is usually

written and flexible

written and rigid

unwritten

flexible

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Power is transformed into authority through

prayers

influence

force

legitimacy

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

law making

maintenance of police and other security agencies

provision of socio-economic services

establishment of provisional association

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Ibrahim Babangida

Ahmadu Bello

Nnamdi Azikwe

Obafemi Awolowo

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

not socialise with the people

enjoy security of tenure of office

belong to the ruling party

punish people who oppose them

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

1950

1945

1947

1960

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In a unitary system of government

there is high degree of centralisation

political power is diffused

there is low degree of centralisation

parliament is very weak

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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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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Chief Falae

Chief Ajasin

Pa Adesanya

Chief Awolowo

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

mass media

peer group

tourism

family

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

autocracy

oligarchy

dictatorship

monarchy

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

nuclear war

propaganda

military force

diplomacy

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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Nnamdi Azikwe

Olusegun Obasanjo

Sheu Shagari

Umaru Yaradua

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

political dissemination

political mobilisation

politicisation

political socialisation

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

Directorate of Public Prosecution

Judicial Service Commission

ombudsman

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A tax law emanates from

a judicial bill

the speaker

private bill

a public bill

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

General Assembly

Economic and Social Council

International Court of Justice

Secretariat

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

speaker

governor-general

prime minister

president

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