Universal Suffrage means

A. Adult participation in politics

B. giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21

C. property ownership

D. citizens who understand why they vote

E. the right of qualified adults to vote

In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in

A. The President

B. Parliament

C. the Party in government

D. the Cabinet

E. a few powerful men in the country

In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called

A. Exclusive

B. Concurrent

C. Arbitary

D. Copyrights

E. Residual

In a democracy, political power is exercised by

A. the majority

B. the literate public

C. the few wealthy

D. one person

E. the monarchy

The purpose of registration before elections is to

A. know the total population of a country

B. know the names of all taxable adults

C. know the number of people that support each political party

D. Guard against frud at elections

E. identify citizens and non-citizens of a state

In a parliamentary system of government the head of government is usually

A. the head of state

B. selected from the upper chamber

C. a graduate of a university

D. the prime minister

E. elected by the whole country

In the presidential system in Nigeria the Chief Executive remains in office for

A. a period of eight years

B. a fixed term

C. as long as he enjoys popular support

D. two terms

E. a period of six years

The idea of democracy as a system of government was inherited from

A. the USA

B. Italy

C. England

D. Greece

E. China

We say that a constitution is rigid if

A. the sources are too many

B. the constitution is foreign

C. it has no chapter on human rights

D. the provisions are too detailed

E. the process of changing it is too cumbersome

All of the following term is different from the others?

A. totalitarianism

B. fascism

C. dictatorship

D. authoritarianism

E. constitutionalism