A) Creating more political parties B) To ensure peaceful changing of government C) Uniting the people D) Strengthening the powers of the political parties
A) Electoral commission B) Government C) Civil service commission D) Civil service union
A) Punish political opponents B) Organize political conferences C) To know the people's opinions about its activities D) Allow the public to have freedon
A) Support parties B) Nominates candidates C) Arrange for the conduction of election D) Appoint chief of staff
A) Bye- election B) General election C) Primary election D) Referendum
A) Orders B) Decrees C) Acts D) Bye laws
A) Double voting B) Referendum C) Plebiscite D) Secret balloting
A) Bring government nearer to the people B) Promotes local chiefs C) Give more powers to the traditional rulers D) Divide the people in order to rule them
A) Governors B) Act of parliaments C) Board of directors D) Ministers
A) Mai B) Waziri C) Oba D) Emir
A) Imperialism B) Colonialism C) Federalism D) Nationalism
A) Religious reasons B) Geographical importance C) Investing surplus capital D) Africa independence
A) Formal and informal B) Legal and illicit C) Positive and negative D) Upper and lower
A) Kwame Nkrumah B) David Kwame C) Richard Nkrumah D) Chinua Achebe
A) Feudalism B) Neo-colonialism C) Political control D) Colonialism
A) Creation of large political unit B) Introduction of money curency C) Development of political parties D) Economic dependence and exploitation
A) Authority B) Indirect rule C) Policy of assimilation D) Rule of law
A) Administration policy B) Policy of assimilation C) Direct rule D) Rule of law
A) Indigenat policy B) Dethronement of the traditional rulers C) Abolition of people's culture D) The abolition of first class and second class citizens
A) 1770 B) 1817 C) 1970 D) 1917
A) The Legislative Council B) Proclamation C) The Cabinet Member D) The Executive Council
A) David John B) John Richard C) Richard Bourdillon D) Shehu Shagari
A) 1935 and 1940 B) 1939 and 1944 C) 1939 and 1954 D) 1925 and 1930
A) Independence of the Judiciary B) Bi-cameral legislature C) Legislative powers D) Regionalism
A) A broad based Constitution B) Political and National conscious C) Court of Appeals D) Inspiration
A) The Three provinces B) Board of Directors C) Council of ministers D) The Chief Commissioners
A) The motion for self government B) Veto power C) Kano riot of 1953 D) Dominated by illiterates
A) Independent Constitution B) MacPherson Constitution C) Clifford Constitution D) Richard Constitution
A) 1 president and 5 officials members B) 1 speaker (as president) and 3 ex-officials members C) 1 president and 4 unofficial member D) 1 president and 2 officials members
A) Parliamentary system. B) Appointment of ministers C) Census figures D) Executive power
A) Because educated Nigerians did not approve who received the number of votes B) Over the disputes on the conduct of the election C) Because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the states had not been received D) Due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 2/3 of all the states in the Federation
A) Aminu Kano B) Obafemi Awolowo C) Herbert Macaulay D) Lateef Jakande
A) Action Group B) Northern People's Congress C) National Council of Nigeria Citizens D) Nigeria National Democratic Party
A) Created the post of a Prime Minister B) Abolished the practice of nominating some members of parliament C) Provided for a division of functions between the centre and the component units D) Provided for equal representation between the North and South
A) Herbert Macaulay B) Dr. Micheal Okpara C) Ernest Okoli D) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
A) It was the first outbreak of violence between the major political parties B) Many innocent lives were lost C) The police couldn't arrest the rioters, thus nobody was charged to court D) It involves rioting between Igbos and Hausas
A) Dr. C. Vaughan B) Samuel Akinsanya C) Ernest Ikoli D) Nnamdi Azikiwe
A) Northern People's Congress B) Jamiyya People's Party C) United Middle Belt Congress D) Nigeria National Democratic Party
A) The first political party in Western state B) A cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas C) An association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC D) A political party that fought the British
A) 1944 B) 1923 C) 1951 D) 1936
A) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government B) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government C) Any components part can secede at any time D) Each state can develop at its own pace
A) Humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos B) Weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution C) Existence of regionally based political parties D) Ambition of some politicians to secure Independence from British by force
A) Form a government B) Organize elections C) Canvass for votes D) Educate the electorate
A) Sovereignty B) Decolonization C) Enfranchisement D) Independence
A) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens B) The law does not respect the people C) No one citizens can sue the other D) Everybody can do what he likes
A) Founder of the National Congress of British West Africa B) Co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and Camerouns C) Founder of the Nigerian National Democratic Party D) First Nigerian to found a political party
A) The Queen of England B) The British Prime Minister C) Oliver Lyttleton D) Sir James Robertson
A) The Governor-general's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished B) The cabinet was no longer responsible to the Legislature C) The prime minister was nominated by the Executive Council D) The prime minister ceased to be Head of State
A) Sir Ahmadu Bello B) Chief Anthony Enahoro C) Nnamdi Azikiwe D) Chief Obafemi Awolowo
A) 7 B) 10 C) 6 D) 5 |