Year : 
1980
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

The legislative arm of a government is always

A. the Parliament

B. the Cabinet

C. the highest organ of government

D. the body that makes laws

E. the body that interprets laws

D

12.

The Executive is the body that

A. exectes armed robbers

B. interprets laws

C. implements laws

D. enacts laws

E. none of the above

C

13.

The principle of separation of powers implies that

A. the Exective is supreme

B. the Executive is powerless

C. power is shared by different but co-ordinate organs in the state

D. the rule of law obtains

E. power is shared by competing departments in the state

C

14.

The term rule of law is applicable only

A. in western-type democracies

B. in socialist countries

C. in developing countries

D. in state where laws are supreme

E. if the regime is not military

D

15.

Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in

A. the United Nations Charter

B. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

C. the OAU Charter

D. Amnesty International Edict

E. the constitutions of states

E

16.

It is the duty of every citizen

A. to go to school

B. to participate in the operation feed the nation scheme

C. to perform his civic responsibilities

D. not to jump queues

E. to sing the national anthem every day

C

17.

A one party state is a state where

A. there are no general elections

B. the president cannot be opposed

C. there is complete argreement on issues among party members

D. the ruling party is the only legal one

E. all of the above

D

18.

The term 'franchise' refers to

A. French speaking people

B. property owners

C. the right to choose representatives to the legislature

D. the educted electorate

E. the voting card

C

19.

The doctrine of the Dual Mandate was put forward to justify

A. apartheid in South Africa

B. Necolonialism

C. the introduction of Islam in Africa

D. slavery

E. colonialism

E

20.

Delegated legislation

A. means sharing responibility between central and local goverment on a fifty fifty basis

B. decentralizes responsibility for law making subject to agreed controls from the centre

C. has advantages and disadvantages

D. once permitted is almost impossible to control

E. decentralizes problems without providing suitable solutions

B

11.

The legislative arm of a government is always

A. the Parliament

B. the Cabinet

C. the highest organ of government

D. the body that makes laws

E. the body that interprets laws

D

12.

The Executive is the body that

A. exectes armed robbers

B. interprets laws

C. implements laws

D. enacts laws

E. none of the above

C

13.

The principle of separation of powers implies that

A. the Exective is supreme

B. the Executive is powerless

C. power is shared by different but co-ordinate organs in the state

D. the rule of law obtains

E. power is shared by competing departments in the state

C

14.

The term rule of law is applicable only

A. in western-type democracies

B. in socialist countries

C. in developing countries

D. in state where laws are supreme

E. if the regime is not military

D

15.

Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in

A. the United Nations Charter

B. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

C. the OAU Charter

D. Amnesty International Edict

E. the constitutions of states

E

16.

It is the duty of every citizen

A. to go to school

B. to participate in the operation feed the nation scheme

C. to perform his civic responsibilities

D. not to jump queues

E. to sing the national anthem every day

C

17.

A one party state is a state where

A. there are no general elections

B. the president cannot be opposed

C. there is complete argreement on issues among party members

D. the ruling party is the only legal one

E. all of the above

D

18.

The term 'franchise' refers to

A. French speaking people

B. property owners

C. the right to choose representatives to the legislature

D. the educted electorate

E. the voting card

C

19.

The doctrine of the Dual Mandate was put forward to justify

A. apartheid in South Africa

B. Necolonialism

C. the introduction of Islam in Africa

D. slavery

E. colonialism

E

20.

Delegated legislation

A. means sharing responibility between central and local goverment on a fifty fifty basis

B. decentralizes responsibility for law making subject to agreed controls from the centre

C. has advantages and disadvantages

D. once permitted is almost impossible to control

E. decentralizes problems without providing suitable solutions

B