JAMB UTME - Government - 1987

The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of

In liberal democracies, elections help to

Franchise means

A special election organised to decide on a political issue is

Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were

A confederal system of government means

In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with

In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the

Bicameral legislature exists

Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?

Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by

The UNO charter aims at

The organs of government which are normally fused in a military regime are the

The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to

The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include

When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?

Under the indirect rule system

Socialism is associated with

The forceful domination of one country by another is called

Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of

A Constitution is rigid if it

An important principle of the Civil Service is

One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure

The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which

The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were

A parliamentary system of government is characterized by

Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?

The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the

The electorate means

In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria?

The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in

The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the

The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was

An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the

Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of federal constitution?

Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by

Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of

The main objective of pressure groups is to

Public corporations are set up to

The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of state is called

Which of the following traditional political system was republican?

A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the

By laws are

In a federal system of government

The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should

The head of the first military government in Nigeria was

Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state?

The Clifford Constitution was notable for