JAMB Government 1999 Past Questions

In a federal state, power is shared

In a federal system of government, the central is

In a presidential system of government, minister are

A government controlled by a few people for their own interests is said to be

In the parliamentary system of government, formal legislation can take the following forms except

One of the distinctive features of democracy is that it

A hereditary system of government is

The separation of judicial, legislative and executive functions is designed to

Bicameral legislature are a common feature of

In a federal constitution, legislative powers that are shared by two levels of government are referred to as

The most important function of the executive organ of government is to

The process of learning the norms and values associated with a political system is referred to as political

Which of the following best describes the role of the civil service?

One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is

Legislative control over delegated legislation can be performed through

The feature which best differentiates pressure groups from political parties is that they do not

The notion of equality before the law is the same as the principle of

A constitution is classified as unwritten when it

A state is said to be fascist when

A dominant two -party system is operated in

Indirect legislation can be achieved by

Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by

The ideology which stats that each person is the best judge of what is in his self interest is

The Code of Conduct Bureau was established essentially to

The British Government revoked the Charter of the Royal Niger Company and took over the ministration of Nigeria in

The independence Constitution can be described as

The first Head of Government in independent Nigeria was

Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic?

A feature common to the 1963, 1979 and 1989 constitutions of Nigeria was that they provided for a

The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in

During the 1957 constitutional conference the Willink Commission was set up to

The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to

The motion for self-government in Niger was proposed by Chief Anthony Enahoro in

The legislative functions of the government of Benin Kingdom were performed by the Oba and a council of Chiefs known as the

The highest ruling body under the Murtala'' Obasanjo regime differed remarkably from that of the Gowon administration because of the

Decree No, 34 of May 1966 is also known as the

In 1979, the Unity Party of Nigeria contested and won. gubernatorial elections in

Rate are usually collected in Nigeria by

One of the main reasons for the creation of more local government in Nigeria is to

Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as

Nigeria's role in ECOMOG is essentially informed by her

The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the

The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by

Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth because of her

Nigeria's non-aligned policy means that she

Before a new member is admitted to the United Nations Organization, its application must be approved by all

Which of the following international organizations was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war?

The organ of the United Nations Organization responsible for the former colonies of defeated world war ll powers is the

One of the underlying principles of Nigerian foreign policy is