JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

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

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

The military was last in power in Nigeria between

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

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

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

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

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

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

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

In a presidential system of government, the Executive

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

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

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

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

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

The three principal organs of government are the

The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

With whom is fascism associated ?

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

A fascist regime is both

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

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

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

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

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

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

The Richards Constitution

An electoral district for a local government election is a

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

An electoral district is a

The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

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

One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT

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

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

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

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 Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

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

In a presidential system of government ministers are

A constitution is a legal document

Capitalism often encourages