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