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=== Government 1 - Objective ===
=== Government 1 - Objective ===
<ol>
<ol>
     <li>Question 1
     <li>In modern democracy, a government is
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>a contract between the rulers and the ruled</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>a preserve of the political party in power</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>monopoly of the major ethnic group</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>alternation of power between the majority and minority tribes</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 2
     <li>The ability to make and enforce laws and administer justice constitute the major functions of a
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>nation</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>society</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>government</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>pressure group</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 3
     <li>Executive power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>legislature</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>judiciary</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>civil service</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>Council of Ministers</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 4
     <li>A feature of a confederal state is that
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>it is a single sovereign state</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>its constitution is flexible</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>any unit can secede at will</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>its powers are distributed equally between the centre and units</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 5
     <li>One of the limitations to the principles of rule of law is
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>Immunity</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>equality</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>liberty</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>impartiality</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 6
     <li>Countries adopt unitary system of governments because it
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>detests dictatorship</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>promotes national integration</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>Concentrates power only at the centre</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>allows the component units to secede at will</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 7
     <li>Which of the following ia an advantage of monocephalous executive?
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>Sharing of power</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>Quick decision making</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>Impartial dispensation of justice</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>Enjoyment of press freedom</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 8
     <li>A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>scarcely exercised</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>more dependent on coercion</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>acquired popularly </li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>exercised through force</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 9
     <li>Political participation can take the form of
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>belonging to a trade union</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>being a member of a pressure group</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>canvassing for votes</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>organizing festival for good harvest</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 10
     <li>Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation? It
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>encourages rigging</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>promotes strong government</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>makes for easy decision making in parliament</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>is difficult and cumbersome to operate</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 11
     <li>The sum total of authority in a state unrestrained by law is
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>monarchy</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>society</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>oligarchy</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>sovereignty</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
     <li>Question 12
     <li>The flexibility and rigidity of constitution refer to the
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Option a</li>
             <li>sources of constitution</li>
             <li>Option b</li>
             <li>making of constitution</li>
             <li>Option c</li>
             <li>Ease of amending constitution</li>
             <li>Option d</li>
             <li>coding of constitution</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>

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Government 1 - Objective

  1. In modern democracy, a government is
    1. a contract between the rulers and the ruled
    2. a preserve of the political party in power
    3. monopoly of the major ethnic group
    4. alternation of power between the majority and minority tribes
  2. The ability to make and enforce laws and administer justice constitute the major functions of a
    1. nation
    2. society
    3. government
    4. pressure group
  3. Executive power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the
    1. legislature
    2. judiciary
    3. civil service
    4. Council of Ministers
  4. A feature of a confederal state is that
    1. it is a single sovereign state
    2. its constitution is flexible
    3. any unit can secede at will
    4. its powers are distributed equally between the centre and units
  5. One of the limitations to the principles of rule of law is
    1. Immunity
    2. equality
    3. liberty
    4. impartiality
  6. Countries adopt unitary system of governments because it
    1. detests dictatorship
    2. promotes national integration
    3. Concentrates power only at the centre
    4. allows the component units to secede at will
  7. Which of the following ia an advantage of monocephalous executive?
    1. Sharing of power
    2. Quick decision making
    3. Impartial dispensation of justice
    4. Enjoyment of press freedom
  8. A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is
    1. scarcely exercised
    2. more dependent on coercion
    3. acquired popularly
    4. exercised through force
  9. Political participation can take the form of
    1. belonging to a trade union
    2. being a member of a pressure group
    3. canvassing for votes
    4. organizing festival for good harvest
  10. Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation? It
    1. encourages rigging
    2. promotes strong government
    3. makes for easy decision making in parliament
    4. is difficult and cumbersome to operate
  11. The sum total of authority in a state unrestrained by law is
    1. monarchy
    2. society
    3. oligarchy
    4. sovereignty
  12. The flexibility and rigidity of constitution refer to the
    1. sources of constitution
    2. making of constitution
    3. Ease of amending constitution
    4. coding of constitution
  13. Question 13
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  14. Question 14
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  15. Question 15
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  16. Question 16
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  17. Question 17
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  18. Question 18
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  19. Question 19
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  20. Question 20
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  21. Question 21
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  22. Question 22
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  23. Question 23
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  24. Question 24
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  25. Question 25
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  26. Question 26
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  27. Question 27
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  28. Question 28
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  29. Question 29
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  30. Question 30
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  31. Question 31
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  32. Question 32
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  33. Question 33
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  34. Question 34
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  35. Question 35
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  36. Question 36
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  37. Question 37
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  38. Question 38
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  39. Question 39
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  40. Question 40
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  41. Question 41
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  42. Question 42
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  43. Question 43
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  44. Question 44
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  45. Question 45
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  46. Question 46
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  47. Question 47
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  48. Question 48
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  49. Question 49
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  50. Question 50
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d

Government 2 - Essay

Section A: Elements of Government

Answer two question only from this section.

  1. Question 1
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  2. Question 2
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  3. Question 3
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  4. Question 4
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  5. Question 5
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e

Section B: Political and Constitutional Development In West Africa and International Relations

Answer two questions only from this section.

  1. Question 6
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  2. Question 7
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  3. Question 8
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  4. Question 9
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
  5. Question 10
    1. Sub-question a
    2. Sub-question b
    3. Sub-question c
    4. Sub-question d
    5. Sub-question e
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