Civic education
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions
1. Nigeria became a republican state in the year . (a) 1960 (b) 1979 (c) 1963 (d) 1989
2. Introduced the two-party system as it’s feature (a) The 1979 presidential
constitution (b) The 1999 presidential constitution (c) The 1989 presidential constitution (d)
The 1922 presidential constitution
3. Nigeria became a sovereign nation in (a) 1969 (b) 1979 (c) 1960 (d) 1963
4. Supremacy of the constitution means that the (a) constitution is written (b) Provision of the
constitution are binding on all (c) Constitution is rigid (d) constitution is flexible
5. Colorized Nigeria
6. A political party is mainly interested in (a) Opposing the government in power (b) Contesting
elections to gain political power (c) Educating the voters (d) Campaigning
7. When election was first introduced in Nigeria were allowed to vote (a) only
female adults (b) only male adults (c) only females (d) only males
8. Post-independence constitution are constitution that existed in country had
independence (a) Before (c) After (c) During (d) None of the above
9. A rigid is always a constitution (a) flexible (b) Written (c) Unwritten (d) Bi-
cameral
10. The highest court of law in Nigeria is .
11. Nigeria has local government (a) 744 (b) 704 (c) 247 (d) 774
12. State was formally the federal capital of Nigeria (a) F.C.T (b) Lagos (c) Ekiti (d)
Osun
13. A system of government in which succession in office is hereditary is refered to as (a)
Presidential system of government (b) Republican system of government (c) Monarch
system of government (d) Federal system of government
14. Constitution introduced the three types of Nigerian citizenship (a) 1989 (b) 1979
(c) 1963 (d) 1954
15. Introduced a parliamentary system of government (a) 1989 constitution (b)
1960 independence constitution (c) Macpherson constitution of 1951 (d) 1963 republican
constitution
16. A practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries is known
as (a) Socialism (b) Colonialism (c) Federalism (d) Capitalism
17. The national assembly comprises of and .
18. Merged the southern and northern protectorates to form Nigeria (a) Sir
Donald Cameron (b) Sir Arthur Richards (c) Sir Lord Lugard (d) Sir David Copperfield
19. Which of the following is the reason for the supremacy of the constitution (a) To allow for
dictatorship (b) To be able to amend the constitution (c) To encourage Banditry (d) To
prevent arbitrary rule
20. Nigeria as a country came into existence in the year (a) 1940 (b) 1960 (c) 1914 (d) 1963
SECTION B: THEORY
Answer 4 questions
1. Define constitution (2 marks)
1b. State four (4) features of the 1960 independence constitution (8 marks)
2. What is a presidential system of government? (5 marks)
2b. List five (5) features of the 1999 constitution (5 marks)
3. Write short note on the following (10 marks)
a) Written constitution
b) Unwritten constitution
c) Rigid constitution
d) Flexible constitution
e) Bicameral legislature
4. Define federal system of government (5 marks)
4b. State four (4) meaning of supremacy of the constitution (5 marks)
5. List four (4) fundamental human right of the Nigerian citizen (2 marks)
5b. State the three (3) types of Nigerian citizenship and explain them (6 marks)
5c. State two (2) reasons the constitution is supreme (2 marks)
