The main role of pressure groups is to

A. influenec the Legislature and the Executive to make decisions favourable to them

B. inject emotional and selfish issues into national debates

C. influence the general public

D. use all means including bribery to achieve their objectives

E. assist selected multinational corporations in fulfilling their objectives

Within a democracy, Citizens

A. can use all and any means to overthrow an offensive government

B. have the right and duty to be involved in the political process

C. have the duty to eliminate their political opponents

D. are advised to be eternally vigilant

E. have the positve right to physically prevent military coups from taking place

The concept of Parliamentary Government in Britain is

A. turning into Prime M inisterial and Whitehall government in practice

B. now a complete myth

C. in fact identical with the Presidential system in the USA

D. supported by a tiny segment of the population

E. rejected by the aristocracy of that country

The basic element of the United State Constitution is that

A. it presupposes and relies upon the existence of a highly educated and very articulate electorated

B. Presidents like Richard Nixon cannot get away with gross abuse of power

C. it guarantees the enjoyment of equal rights and protection by every citizen

D. murderers who are found guilty by law courts are executed on electric chairs

E. it embodies the concept of separation of powers

Which of the following constitutes the political sovereign in a democracy ?

A. the Executive

B. the Judiciary

C. the Press

D. the Legislature

E. the Electorate

The principle of the Separation of powers in the new Constitution of Nigeria is different from that of the USA because

A. traditional rulers can play dominant role

B. there are two houses of the National Assembly

C. the President is above the law

D. the Vice President is not the President of the Senate

E. the Senate has the power of veto

The determination of issues before the courts in a accordance with the body of rules backed by the organized force of the community, refers essentially to

A. judicial revision

B. human rights

C. the rule of law

D. habeas corpus

E. certiorari

The five political parties recognized by the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) for the 1979 elections were

A. Upn, gnpp, NPN, PRP and NPC

B. GNPP, PRP, UPN, NPP and NAP

C. PRP, UPN, MOP, GNPP and NPP

D. NPN, NPP, UPN, PRP and GNPP

E. NPP, PRP, GNPP, NPN and NEPU

The common colonial institution in British West Africa included

A. tie West African Research Council and Gambia police Force

B. the West African Universites Commission and West African Joint Admission and Matriculation Board

C. the West African Currency Board and the West African Airways Corporation

D. the West African Teachers Association and West African Labour Union

E. None of the above

An ideology is essentially

A. a gude to political action

B. a manual for revolution

C. a curse on political actors

D. a non-political concept

E. negative in connotation