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