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