Which of the following is the disadvantages of confederation?

A. he central governmnet is too far from the people

B. the centralauthority is vested with too much power

C. the primary loyality of the citizens is to the central government

D. it encourages secession

E. it makes a nonsense of party system

A constitution can be best be discrbed as

A. the complied laws of a state

B. a general book of laws

C. the fundamental laws to guide the government of a state

D. a detailed code of conduct for politicians

E. the reference book for judges

The process of distribution of powers among authorities distinct from the central government is known as

A. centralization

B. delegation

C. deconcentration

D. separation

E. decentralization

Constitutionalism denotes that

A. constitution is largely made up of conventions

B. the provision of the constitution is strictly adhered to

C. the constitution is not easy to amend

D. there is a constitutional Head of State

E. the provisions of the constitution are contained in a single document

Franchise means the

A. abilty to conduct elections

B. body of principles governing the conduct of an election

C. right to partcipate in an election

D. right granted to French citizens to vote

E. administrative procedure for free and fair elections

Question time in the legislature affords members the opportunity to

A. raise important questions outside the agenda

B. challenge court decisions

C. execute government policies

D. ask more questions

E. criticism of governmnet policies

Public opinion can be best be defined as

A. one man's view on public issues

B. sentiments expressed on public policies

C. the sum total of popular views on public policies

D. the view of the rich expressed on public affairs

E. a body of convictions of the electorate only

Which of the following best explains the term manifesto? The

A. constitution of the political party

B. authority to form a political party

C. proposed programme of a political party

D. symbol of the ruling political party

E. campaign strategies of a political party

Universal adult surffrage is very popular today because it

A. allows the establishment of military regimes

B. allows for equal political representation

C. encourages a multi-party system

D. ensures equal performance of all political parties

E. allows for greater political participation

The purpose of an election is to

A. allow people to participate in choosing their leaders

B. provide social amenities for the electorate

C. declare election results

D. give people political education

E. allow the counting of votes in public