POL124 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Nigeria practices a_______system of government

c.Presidential

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2. Nigeria’s constitution stipulates that all treaties must be ratified by

b.Assembly

 

3. One of the advantages of separation of power is to prevent what

c.Tyranny

 

4. Communism is a system that gives supremacy to those who

c.People

 

5. The history of the Nigerian Federation is as old as the history of?

b.Nigeria

 

6. How many types of committees exist in a parliament

c.2

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 7. Cash and carry elections exemplify which model

d. Plutocracy

 

8. A system where there is a loose center with the federating units retaining their sovereignty in its original form and concept is known as?

a. Confederation

 

 9. The agency through which the purpose and cardinal objectives of a state are achieved is called ______ 

ANS. Government

 

11. The executive arm performs the activity of implementation of these laws made by the _____.

 

ANS. Legislature

 

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12. In modern times, some governments continue to be led by a succession of members from the same_____.

 

ANS.  Family

 

 

 

13. The social contract theory of government was the result of centuries of

frustration with the unchecked power of _____.

ANS. Monarchs

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14. In any state, the rights and liberties of the citizens, as well as the quality

of governance, are affected by the form of government in ______.

ANS. Practice

 

 

15. _____ is the oldest type of government in which a King or Queen exercise

the ruling powers of the State.

 

ANS. Monarchy

 

 

 

16. _____ is a form of government in which a few wealthy, gifted or the noble

rule.

 

ANS. Aristocracy

 

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17. _____ is a form of government in which a religious or spiritual leader is

the Head of State or Head of Government or both combined.

 

ANS. Theocracy 

 

 

 

18. _____ is a form of government in which a polity is ruled by leaders who are

regarded as senior citizens because they are significantly older than most of the adult population.

ANS. Gerontocracy

 

 

19. In a dictatorship, the individual’s rights are generally speaking, ______.

ANS. Suppressed

 

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20. Democracy has generally and simplistically defined as the government of the people, for the people and by the ______.

 

ANS. People

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