In a modern state, pressure Groups find that the most effective way of achieving their purposes is by

A. causing trouble among he populace

B. influencing decisions of government

C. forming political parties

D. rigging elections to offices of the state

E. A and C

Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movement in Nigeria?

A. Kwame Nkurumah

B. General Olusegun Obasanjo

C. Herbert Macaulay

D. Anthony Enahoro

E. Dauda Adegbenro

The idea of collective responsibility in the Executive branch of government means that

A. no single member of the executive can take any responsible decision

B. a member of the executive has no way out of decisions made in that body

C. a member executive cannot publicly criticise decisions collectively made without first resigning

D. responibility within the executive is not unilateral

E. parliament must ratify executive decision collectively reached

Indirect Rule as practised by the British in their West African colonies

A. did not attempt to reform existing traditional institutions

B. was over glorified and expedient nonsense

C. satisfied neither the rulers nor the ruled

D. had nothing in common with the reality of french rule in their colonies

E. meant ruling through existing rulers and attempting to check excesses

The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies

A. was to make Frenchment out of African subjects

B. would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African

C. recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it

D. produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies

E. was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation

The most remarkable thing about post-independence political development in the Gambia is

A. that the country has been swallowed up by the much bigger country of Senegal

B. the relatively untarnished reputation of sir Dauda Jawara

C. that without reliance on overwhelming force, the government has remained in power and tolerated opposition

D. the uniquely robust economy which the government has succeeded in establishing for the country and distributed fairly among its people

E. the existence of opposition parties

The dominant idea behind the establishment of the organization of African Unity is

A. that Africa must unite

B. to show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done

C. to provide a framework and opportunities for-co-operation on common Africa problems

D. to promote economic development of Africa

E. to have its Secretary-General co-ordinate the foreign policies of member states

The new local government reforms in Nigeria

A. seek to establish uniformity in type, purpose and functions local authorities

B. make traditional rulers more powerful than ever before

C. are a waste of time and the federal government's money

D. promote unity but allow for some diverity in the structure of local governments

E. would definitely establish clean and efficient governments at the local level

The principle of universal adult suffrage refers to

A. the right of all adult people to vote

B. the structure of political parties

C. the legal nature of a constitution

D. the right to free speech

E. all of the above

A constituency

A. is the same as a legislature

B. is part of the campaign process

C. is an area or district in which the inhabitants can send a representative to parliament

D. is an important part of every monarchy

E. consists of party executives and freewheelers