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