10 questions from the JAMB 1991 Government paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 1991Question 1 · Constitutional Government
A flexible constitution is one that is
A.amended periodically
B.easy to amend
C.amendable with difficulty
D.easy to interpret
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Answer: B. easy to amend
A flexible constitution can be changed through an ordinary or otherwise relatively easy legislative process.
JAMB 1991Question 2 · General Past Questions
An indispensable feature of any government is
A.a written consitution
B.the independence of the judiciary
C.the separation of powers
D.political power
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Answer: D. political power
Every government must possess political power—the authority and capacity to make and enforce binding decisions—whereas the other institutions vary by system.
JAMB 1991Question 3 · General Past Questions
The terms, oligarchy and democracy, identify governments according to
A.the number of people who participate in it
B.the philosophy of the state
C.formal distribution of power among governmental levels
D.institutional structure and relationships
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Answer: A. the number of people who participate in it
Oligarchy means rule by a few and democracy rule by the people, so the distinction concerns how many participate in governing.
JAMB 1991Question 4 · General Past Questions
A bill because an ACT of Parliament after it has been
A.passed by the parliament
B.signed by the head of state
C.processed through the committee of the house
D.debated in the house
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Answer: B. signed by the head of state
After both chambers pass a bill, assent by the head of state completes enactment and turns it into an Act.
JAMB 1991Question 5 · General Past Questions
The style of government in the Sokoto caliphate was
A.democratic
B.authoritarian
C.populist
D.totalitarian
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Answer: B. authoritarian
The Sokoto Caliphate was a centralized hierarchy of emirs under the caliph, with authority flowing downward rather than through popular rule.
JAMB 1991Question 6 · General Past Questions
The state legislatures of the second republic in NIGERIA had the following EXCEPT
A.speaker
B.senate leader
C.deputy speaker
D.clerk of the house
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Answer: B. senate leader
Second Republic state legislatures were unicameral Houses of Assembly with a speaker, deputy speaker and clerk, but no senate leader.
JAMB 1991Question 7 · General Past Questions
Nigerian foreign policy implementation is the responsibility of the
A.Department of Immigration
B.Ministry of External Affairs
C.Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
D.Ministry of Budget and Planning
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Answer: B. Ministry of External Affairs
The Ministry of External Affairs is the executive institution that conducts and implements Nigeria's foreign relations.
JAMB 1991Question 8 · International Relations
Nigeria is NOT a member of the
A.Non-Aligned Nations
B.Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C.Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
D.International Monetary Fund
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Answer: C. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Nigeria belongs to the Non-Aligned Movement, OPEC and IMF but is not a member of the OECD.
JAMB 1991Question 9 · Local Government
One of the measures taken in 1988 to grant more autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria was the
A.abolition of state ministries of local government
B.creation of post of supervisory councillors
C.creation of post of chairmen of local governments
D.abolition of its supervision by state government
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Answer: A. abolition of state ministries of local government
Abolishing state ministries of local government removed an important layer of state administrative control and increased council autonomy.
JAMB 1991Question 10 · Systems of Government
A system of government which emphasizes co-ordinate status of component units is referred to as
A.unitary
B.federal
C.confederal
D.communal
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Answer: B. federal
Federalism assigns constitutionally protected powers to central and regional governments that operate in co-ordinate rather than subordinate spheres.
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