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