JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

The Richards Constitution

A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as

A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed

The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called

Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in

A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

A constitution is a legal document

Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

In a presidential system of government, the Executive

The military was last in power in Nigeria between

The three principal organs of government are the

A fascist regime is both

An electoral district is a

The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT

A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called

The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?

The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by

Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

Which organ of the UNO can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members?

The two parties which formed the coalition government in 1959 were the

The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict

One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War?

The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen?

Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

In a presidential system of government ministers are

An electoral district for a local government election is a

With whom is fascism associated ?

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

Capitalism often encourages