JAMB Government 1984 Past Questions

In a presidential system of government, the Executive

A constitution is a legal document

One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

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 principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

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

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

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

In a presidential system of government ministers are

The three principal organs of government are the

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

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

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

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

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

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

An electoral district is a

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

A fascist regime is both

Capitalism often encourages

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

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

With whom is fascism associated ?

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

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

The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

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

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

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

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

The Richards Constitution

The MILITARY WAS LAST IN POWER IN N`IGERIA BETWEEN

Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigeria Constitution?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

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

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

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

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

An electoral district for a local government election is a

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT