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PCR112

The document is an eExam question bank containing various questions related to political science, governance, and constitutional law. It includes multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions covering topics such as democracy, the rule of law, and the structure of government. The questions are designed to assess knowledge of key concepts and historical facts relevant to the course material.

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Type  Question  A  B  C  D  Answer  Remark 

eExam
FBQ In a democratic settings, Constitution
both the majority and the
minority’s have their rights
protected by

eExam
FBQ The real dividends of Rights
democracy are better
appreciated in

and liberties enjoyed by the


citizens

eExam
FBQ Confederacy is the opposite Loose / Weak
of federalism because it
allows for a

centre.

eExam
FBQ For a government to be Majority
legitimate in Nigeria, it must
be elected by

of lawful votes

eExam
FBQ One of the measures to Independent
sustain democracy is to
have

judiciary

eExam
FBQ The Nigerian third republic 1999
took off in the year

eExam
FBQ A number of basic or Constitution
fundamental rules of law or
principles according to
which a given society is
governed is called

eExam
FBQ The practice and Constitutionalism
acceptance of government
by means of a constitution
is referred to

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eExam
FBQ The Security Council of the 15 Fifteen
United Nations comprises

members

eExam
FBQ The means of Labour

consist of all man- made


aids to production.

eExam
FBQ The presiding officer of the Senate President
upper chamber of the
legislative arm of
government In Nigeria is
referred to as

eExam
FBQ The Nigerian traditional Ceremonial
rulers recognised
constitutional function is
said to be

in nature

eExam
FBQ The checkmating of Oversight
executive excesses by the
legislative arm of
governmentis referred to as

functions

eExam
FBQ Religion has to do with Creator
man's fundamental beliefs
concerning his

and Deity

eExam
FBQ The assertion that ‘it is not Karl Marx
the consciousness of men
that determines his
existence but man's social
existence that determines
his consciousness" was
propounded by

eExam
FBQ The International Court of Bakassi Penisula
Justice’s decision over

between Nigeria and


Cameroun is an example of
limitation to the sovereignty
of the Nigerian State

eExam
FBQ The (super powers) Veto
permanent members of the
Security Council of the
United Nations have

power

eExam
FBQ Once elected into office, the President

is above his political party.

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eExam
FBQ Tafawa Balewa
was the Nigeria’s prime Tafa Balewa
Minister in the First
Republic.

eExam
FBQ The concept of Collective

responsibility is a feature of
parliamentary system of
government.

eExam
FBQ In a presidential Ceremonial
democracy, Mr. President
combines both Executive
and

_functions.

eExam
FBQ Decisions can be Voice
democratically taken at the
parliament either by
division; show of hands or
by

_votes

eExam
FBQ Gavel
is the symbol of authority
used by the presiding
officer in the legislature to
terminate debate

eExam
FBQ During the period of Emergency

_, citizens’ rights to
freedom of movement could
be violated by the state

eExam
FBQ Socialism
is a political system that
tends to eliminate the free
market economy.

eExam
FBQ Security Council
is the most powerful organ
of the United Nations.

eExam
FBQ One of the sources of Hereditary
authority that confers
legitimacy by virtue of birth
is called

eExam
FBQ A state is an entity that lives Government
in perpetuity while

is her agent.

eExam
FBQ Territory
is an element of State that
is defined as land, water
and airspace.

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eExam
FBQ Population
is an element of state that
states the size of the
inhabitants of the area.

eExam
FBQ The United Nations’ Equality
principle of

states that Nigeria and


United States of America
are contemporaries.

eExam
FBQ Lagos is not a state in the Sovereignty
sense of Nigerian State
because it lacks

eExam
FBQ Under the law of social Sovereignty
contract theory, Rousseau
argues that government is
legitimate only if it operates
only according to the
principels of

eExam
FBQ Thomas Hobbes
describes life as “solitary,
poor, nasty, brutish and
short.” in a state of nature

eExam
FBQ Divine Right
is the theory that explains
the legitimacy of kingship in
the political system.

eExam
FBQ Anti-absolutism
_means a continuous
protest against all forms of
absolute authority.

eExam
FBQ The French colonial system Assimilation
was underlined by the
policy of

eExam
FBQ In most modern democratic Legislature
constitutions, the powers to
enact laws for the country
are normally vested in the
hand of

eExam
FBQ Election
is an essential popular
procedure in democracies
to influence decisions of
government.

eExam
FBQ A system of government Democracy
where the majority have
their way and the minority
have their say is referred to
as

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eExam
FBQ In the language of political Super structure
economy, every society can
be described in terms of an
economic structure and a

eExam
FBQ The term “the development Super structure
of underdevelopment”
simply refers to

economic relationship.

eExam
FBQ In a feudal system, the two Lords
major classes are the serfs
and the

eExam
FBQ A mark of Constitutionalism

in a society is that a
government that loses a
confidence vote will
resignrather than change
the law in order to avoid
having to resign.

eExam
FBQ Rule of Law
simply refers to the
supremacy of the law as
opposed to the arbitrary
power of government or
individuals.

eExam
FBQ Due process
simply means submitting of
government or official
policy, programmes or
plans to a routine handling
procedure.

eExam
FBQ Centralization of economic 1914
and political power in
Nigeria is a phenomenon of
the colonial era that
commenced in the year

eExam
FBQ Corruption is the abuse of Private
public office for

gain

eExam
FBQ Administrative Power
centralization and
decentralization principally
describe a condition or a
trend in a real hierachy of

eExam
FBQ One central feature of Indirectly
democracy as a system of
good governance is the fact
that it can be practised
directly or

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eExam
FBQ A Write of
simply refers to an order Mandamus
issued by a superior or high
court commanding a lower
court and administrative
agency not to do
something.

eExam
FBQ Constitutionalism
refers to the practice and
acceptance of government
by means of constitution.

eExam
FBQ A causal linkage exists Rule of Law
between democracy, good
governance,

_and economic
development in a peaceful
society.

eExam
FBQ In institutional terms, the Democracy
presence or absence of
separation of power is
taken as the major indicator
of the presence or absence
of

eExam
FBQ Democracy
is a system of government
in which ultimate power (or
sovereignty) rests with the
people

eExam
FBQ Litigation
consist of the following
three components namely
lawyer, court, judge,
accused, plaintiff etc.

eExam
FBQ The concept that believes Rule of Law
in the absolute supremacy
of Law equality before the
law and fundamental
human rights is known as
the

eExam
FBQ United Kingdom is the most Unwritten
popular country operating
an

constitution in the world.

eExam
FBQ The motto of the National Work and Learn
Open University of Nigeria
is

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eExam
FBQ Mediation, Negotiation

and arbitration are the


major Alternative Dispute
Resolution mechanisms
that can be employed in a
democratic society.

eExam
FBQ Two Party System
is a political system that
legally permits the
existence of two political
parties.

eExam
FBQ The theory that says each Checks and
of the three organs or Balances
departments of government
should share in the power
of others or exercise a
certain control over their
action is known as the
theory of

eExam
FBQ The aggregate of the views Public Opinion
men hold regarding matters
that affect or interest the
society or the general well
being of the citizens of a
state is known as

eExam
FBQ Constitution
is a body of rules and
regulations written as well
as unwritten, whereby the
government is organized
and it functions.

eExam
FBQ The Advisory Council to the Oyo-Mesi
Alaafin of Oyo is referred to
as

eExam
FBQ The principle of Separation of
power
implies that the functions of
the government should be
differentiated and
performed by different
organs consisting of
different bodies of persons
limited to its respective
sphere of activity and not
encroaches upon
independence and
jurisprudence of another.

eExam
FBQ Majority
rule means the rule by the
mandate of all.

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eExam
FBQ A group of individuals who Political Party hshsshsh
share a common interest
and ideology, and engage
in activities mainly with the
aim of forming the
government of a state
thereby transforming their
interest and ideology into
that idea of the whole
society is called

eExam
FBQ The abuse of public office Corruption hshsshsh
for private gain is known as

eExam
FBQ Othman Dan Fodio Political
instituted a regime that
centered on the Emirship
institution that combined
both religious and

authority.

eExam
FBQ Decentralization
is defined as the process of
dispersing the powers of
government in such a way
that the geographical area
over which officials exercise
political, economic and
administrative control is
made smaller.

eExam
FBQ The acronym SAP stands Structural
for Adjustment
Programme

eExam
FBQ An act of subjecting the Accountability
conduct of public officers to
the scrutiny or examination
of the public either directly
or through their elected
representatives is referred
to as

eExam
FBQ Nigeria, U.S.A and Canada Written
are good examples of
countries operating

constitution.

eExam
FBQ The three (3) key organs of Judiciary
democratic government are
legislative, executive and

eExam
MCQ The Rule of Law consists of Equality before De facto Liberty of the Absolute B
the following features the law executive citizens supremacy of the
except one. Pick the odd law
option

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eExam
MCQ The principle that Separation of Rule of law Division of power Human rights A
advocates that the powers power
of government should be
separated or diffused into
different institutions or arms
of government.

eExam
MCQ Which of the following High incidence of High life A large GDP per A high per capital A
options is not part of the communicable expectancy ratio annum income
components of economic ratio
growth of major
industrialized countries?

eExam
MCQ The abuse of public office Patriotism Corruption Communalism Commercialization C
for Private gain is called
______.

eExam
MCQ ______ refers to the Enquiry Prosecution Truth Accountability D
subjection of the commission
stewardship or conduct of
public office holder to
scrutiny of the public either
directly or through their
elected representatives

eExam
MCQ ______ refers to the Enquiry Prosecution Truth Accountability D
subjection of the commission
stewardship or conduct of
public office holder to
scrutiny of the public either
directly or through their
elected representatives.

eExam
MCQ Decentralized political Delegation of Social Concentration of Participation of C
system is made up of the power mobilization for power at the large number of
following features or common good centre people
characteristics except one.
Identify the incorrect option.

eExam
MCQ _______ is a system of Democracy Autocracy Diarchy Monarchy A
government in which the
ultimate power
(sovereignty) resides with
the people.

eExam
MCQ Which of the following is not Multi-religious Multi-ethnic Multi-racial Multi-cultural C
part of the features or
characteristics of a plural
society like Nigeria?

eExam
MCQ An order by a High Court Personal-non- Adolecere Que-sera-sera The writ of B
commanding an grata mandamus
administrative agency such
as the police, a Local
Government Council or a
Government Ministry to
carry out a legitimate duty
or function that has eiher
been overlooked is known
as ______.

eExam
MCQ The political system that Multi party system One party Two party Three party C
legally permits the system system system
existence of three or more
political parties is referred
to as ______.

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eExam
MCQ ______ succeeded in over Sultan Dasuki Othman Dan Queen Amina Alhaji Ado Bayero B
throwing the Hausa Fodio
dynasties in Sokoto,
Gwandu, Katsina etc and
instituted a political-
religious regime centered
on the Emir who combined
both religious and political
authority.

eExam
MCQ The British amalgamated 1945 1960 1914 1954 C
the colony and protectorate
now known as Nigeria as a
single entity for effective
and low cost administrative
expenses in the year
______.

eExam
MCQ The key barriers to Economic Corruption in all Centralisation of Overdependence C
democracy and good underdevelopment ramifications economic and of super-power for
governance in many states and mass poverty political power military support
in Africa. Asia and Latin
America consists of the
following except one.
Identify the incorrect option.

eExam
MCQ An example of a country South Africa Britain United State of Benin Republic B
with a flexible constitution America
is___________

eExam
MCQ In a democratic Legislature Elite Executive Electorate D
government, political
sovereignty is vested in
the____

eExam
MCQ The distinctive attribute of a Control Power Violence Justice B
state is the monopoly of

eExam
MCQ Which of the following Formation level The level of The level of The level of policy A
options is not part of the access to policy implementation
three levels at which due political office formulation
process can be observed in
the political sphere of a
country?

eExam
MCQ What does the acronyms National Party of National Nigeria Nigerian Peoples A
NPN stands for? Nigeria Principal of Population
Nigeria Principle

eExam
MCQ Due process in the political Level of education Level of policy Level of policy Level of policy A
sphere of Nigeria can be formulation formulation implementation
observed at three different
levels namely ________
and ________ pick the
incorrect option.

eExam
MCQ The most adjudged freest, 29/05/1999 12/06/1993 01/10/1979 29/05/2007 B
fairest, and transparent 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00
election in the history of
Nigeria took place on
________

eExam
MCQ Which of the following is not Legislative Transparency Acceptance of Secretary D
among the feature of supremacy responsibility
accountability?

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eExam
MCQ ______ can be described Dispersal Deconcentration Develution Decentralization D
as a process of dispersing
the powers of government
in such a way that the
geographic area over which
officials exercise political,
economic and
administrative control is
smaller than in a
centralized system.

eExam
MCQ Under whose leadership Late General Othman Dan Abubakar Alhaji Garba B
was the Fulani intelligentsia Sanni Abacha Fodio Mohammad Abdullah
succeeded in overthrowing
the Hausa dynasties in
Sokoto, Gwandu etc.

eExam
MCQ ______ is the abuse of Bargaining Corruption Centralization Decentralization B
public office for private
gains.

eExam
MCQ The following are tangible The power to take The economic The process of The means of D
indicators of phenomenon key decisions resources implementing production of a
of centralization except affecting the lives available to the decisions society
one. Pick the incorrect of the people various levels of affecting the
option. government economic and
political well-
being of the
people

eExam
MCQ The major difference There is no friction The American The American The Nigerian B
between the Nigerian and between the Vice-President President is President is also
United States’ of American American also serves as above his party the Commander-
versions of Presidential President and the the American once elected in-Chief of the
ssytem is that Vice-President Senate Armed Forces
President

eExam
MCQ In the Nigeria’s First Post colonial Headed by sir A Parliamentary A Presidential C
Republic, the principle of period Abubakar system system
collective responsibility was Tafawa Balewa
binding because it was
_________

eExam
MCQ One of the most reliable Gross domestic Cost of living in Standard of Income per capita D
parameters to measure product (GDP) a country living in a
economic development is country

eExam
MCQ What consists of all Objects of labour The means of The labour The means of D
manmade aids to production of a process as the labour
production? society engine of
societal growth

eExam
MCQ The following are the Growth of The labour The object of The means of B
structures of economic democracy process labour labour
except one. Pick the
incorrect option.

eExam
MCQ Pick out the option that is Negotiation Mediation Mechanization Arbitration C
not part of alternative
dispute resolution
mechanisms that can be
employed in a democratic
society.

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eExam
MCQ Who propounded that “it is Witney Hoston Karl Marx Wilson Dongfund Paul James B
not the consciousness of
men that determines his
existence but man’s social
existence that determines
his consciousness.

eExam
MCQ Identify the option which is Anti-absolution Anti-theocracy Anthropology Anti-capitalism C
not part of the ideas and
practices that the liberal
tradition has sought to fight
over.

eExam
MCQ The political system that Party system Parliamentary Democratic Multiparty system D
legally permits the system system
existence of more than two
political parties in a country
is called ________

eExam
MCQ A group of individuals who Communalism Confederation Political party Pressure group C
share a common interest
and ideology, that engages
and aim at controlling
political power and the
government of a state is
called ________

eExam
MCQ ______ refers to the Federalism Nationalism Constitutionalism Constructionalism D
practice of restraint on the
arbitrary use of power by
government constitution.

eExam
MCQ Which of the following is not A large GDP per A high per A high level of A high incidence D
part of typical economic annum capita income literacy and of communicable
characteristics of an school diseases
industrialized nation? enrolment.

eExam
MCQ Does democratic Yes No Undecided Never A
governance really have
anything to do with
development especially
sustainable development?

eExam
MCQ _______ simply refers to Absolute Tribunal Negotiation Rule of Law D
the supremacy of the law Supremacy
as opposed to the arbitrary
power of government or
individual.

eExam
MCQ Democracy is the Nigerian ASCON Abraham Late General Professor Adedeji B
government of the people, Lincoln Sanni Abacha
by the people, and for the
people was propounded
by_______.

eExam
MCQ Democracy is a sine qua Democracy Economic Democracy Only democratic C
non for economic guarantees good development is encourages nations can
development because welfare package necessary for more direct develop
democracy foreign and local economically
investments

eExam
MCQ Innocence as a principle in Everybody is Everybody is An accused is An accused is C
the rule of law means: innocent before equal before the presumed guilty of innocence
the law law innocent until until otherwise is
otherwise is proved by the law
proved by a law court
court

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eExam
MCQ A widespread diffusion of Decentralisation Centralisation Arrogation Devolution A
education in the society, as
well as the_____ of
politicaland economic
power contributed
positivwely to the
development of democracy
in the developed countries.

eExam
MCQ The lower chamber of the Confederal Presidential Federal Parliamentary C
legislative council of Nigeria
is headed by the_________

eExam
MCQ In a____ system of Decentralized Centralized Delegated Relegated C
government, a single
axecutiveis both the head
of state and head of
government

eExam
MCQ Which of the following are Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ijaw, Kanuri, Tiv, Edo, Kanuri, Tiv, Edo, D
not among the types of Igbo. Idoma. Nupe. Nupe.
ethnic groups found in
Nigeria

eExam
MCQ Nigeria’s Second Republic October 1 1979 October 1 1963 May 29 1999 June 12 1993 A
commenced on_________

eExam
MCQ When did Nigeria gained October 1 1963 October 1 1960 October 1 1973 June 12 1993 B
freedom from colonial rule?

eExam
MCQ Nigeria became a republic 1973 1960 1963 1979 C
in the year_________

eExam
MCQ Which of the following is Europe North America Japan Cuba D
among the countries where
capitalism has taken toots

eExam
MCQ The economic structure The labour The objects of The means of The education of D
consists of the following process labour labour labour
except_________

eExam
MCQ The hybrid processes are Private judging Neutral expert The Mini. Identification D
made up of the following fact finding
except __________

eExam
MCQ One of the alternative Self help Retaliation Ombudsman Negotiation D
dispute resolution
mechanism is

eExam
MCQ The major difference There is no friction The American The American The Nigerian B
between the Nigerian and between the Vice-President President is President is also
United States’ of American American also serves as above his party the Commander-
versions of Presidential President and the the American once elected in-Chief of the
ssytem is that Vice-President Senate Armed Forces
President

eExam
MCQ In the Nigeria’s First Post colonial Headed by sir A Parliamentary A Presidential D
Republic, the principle of period Abubakar system system
collective responsibility was Tafawa Balewa
binding because it was
_________

eExam
MCQ One of the most reliable Gross domestic Cost of living in Standard of Income per capital D
parameters to measure product (GDP) a country living in a
economic development is country

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eExam
MCQ Democracy is a sine qua Democracy Economic Democracy Only democratic C
non for economic guarantees good development is encourages nations can
development because welfare package necessary for more direct develop
democracy foreign and local economically
investments

eExam
MCQ For a government to be It must come to It must be It must be Its election must C
legitimate in power other than recognized by elected by be declared by
Nigeria__________ by Constitution the international majority of lawful INEC
community votes

eExam
MCQ One of the measures to Independent Multiparty Political ideology Two party system A
sustain democracy is to judiciary system A
have_______

eExam
MCQ In a democratic settings The National The President- The Constitution The Police C
both the majority and the Assembly in-council
minority’s have their rights
protected by _________

eExam
MCQ Innocence as a principle in Everybody is Everybody is An accused is An accused is C
the rule of law innocent before equal before the presumed guilty of innocence
means__________ the law law innocent until until otherwise is
otherwise is proved by the law
proved by a law court
court

eExam
MCQ Official opposition is a Dictatorial Presidential Multiparty Parliamentary D
feature of ___________ government democracy system democracy

eExam
MCQ Democracy can be defined Majority always Minority always The majority has Majority must C
as a rule have their way have their way its way and the always rule
where______________ minority has its
say

eExam
MCQ Democracy is not They are not Democracy Not every Democracy is C
synonymous with good related always produce democratic government of the
governance because good government people
governance provides good
governance

eExam
MCQ _________ Indirect Voting by proxy Representative Indirect election None of the above C
democracy means government

eExam
MCQ Delegated legislations are The legislature The Executive The Judiciary Authorities other D
made by___________ than the
legislature

eExam
MCQ Uni-Cameralism is Federal Unitary Monarchy Presidential A
associated with a________
system of government

eExam
MCQ The Nigerian Constitution of One of the One of the One of the The party in power B
1999 can be amended by chambers of chambers of chambers of C
National Assembly National National
Assembly Assembly

eExam
MCQ Confederacy is the opposite Strong centre Coordinate Loose centre Rigid constitution C
of federalism because it relationship
allows for a ________

eExam
MCQ Federal constitution usually Freedom of Right to secede Right to commit Freedom of B
denies expression Homicide worship

eExam
MCQ ______ is not one of the Executive Nigerian Labour Judiciary Legislature B
institutions of government Congress

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eExam
MCQ The economic structure of The mean of The labour The object of The population D
any society usually labour process labour
comprises the following
features except one.
Choose the Incorrect option

eExam
MCQ ______ is a typical example Ghana United State of United Kingdom Nigeria C
of a country operating an America
unwritten constitution.

eExam
MCQ The principle that prevents Check and Rule of law Oversight Equality A
or guides against arbitrary Balances functions
use of political power by
any of the three arms of
government is reffered to
as principle of ______

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