- 1. Nigeria practiced federalism for the first time in _______
A) 1954
B) 1952
C) 1953
D) 1951
- 2. In federalism, the power of government comes from _______
A) leaders
B) constitution
C) rulers
D) military
- 3. The following are conferences that gave rise to Nigeria federalism, except _______
A) Paris conference
B) Lagos conference
C) London conference
D) none
- 4. The London conference was held in _______
A) 1953
B) 1954
C) 1952
D) 1951
- 5. Clifford constitution was the _______ constitution of Nigeria.
A) second
B) fourth
C) first
D) third
- 6. _______ requires that appointments and government positions are fairly distributed among different ethnic groups.
A) none
B) Federal behavior
C) Federal character
D) Federal attitude
- 7. The primary function of the legislature is to ________ laws.
A) Implement
B) Interpret
C) Enforce
D) Make
- 8. The executive arm of government is composed of how many tiers?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 1
D) 2
- 9. The highest court in the federal level is the _______ court.
A) High
B) Supreme
C) Magistrate
D) Appeal
- 10. A federal state is made up of the center and _______
A) component units
B) cooperate units
C) composite units
D) corporate units
- 11. The first set of states that were created in Nigeria were how many?
A) 13
B) 12
C) 11
D) 10
- 12. _______ is the first political party in Nigeria.
A) NNDP
B) NCNC
C) NPC
D) NNA
- 13. The president of the Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP) was ________
A) None
B) Nnamdi Azikiwe
C) Obafemi Awolowo
D) Herbert Macaulay
- 14. Lagos Youth Movement was changed to _________ Youth Movement in 1935.
A) none
B) National
C) International
D) Nigeria
- 15. The following are pre-independence political parties, except _________
A) APC
B) NCNC
C) NNDP
D) AG
- 16. Action Group was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Western
B) Southern
C) Northern
D) Eastern
- 17. NPC was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Northern
B) Eastern
C) Southern
D) Western
- 18. NCNC was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Western
B) Eastern
C) Southern
D) Northern
- 19. The 1923 election took place in the following places, except ________
A) Lagos
B) Kogi
C) none
D) Calabar
- 20. What two political parties were created in 1951?
A) None
B) AG and NPC
C) AG and APC
D) NCNC and NNDP
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