Government 2019 Past Questions | JAMB
Study the following Government past questions and answers for JAMB, WAEC NECO and Post-JAMB. Get prepared with official past questions and answers for upcoming examinations.
In a democratic system _______
- A. Majority Vote
- B. Legal Sovereignty shouldn’t be unquestionable
- C. Electoral college is always necessary
- D. Minority vote but majority rule
2. That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________
- A. external sovereignty
- B. vested on any form of government
- C. legal sovereignty
- D. within the people’s mandate
3. The right of a citizen to seek redress means the right to________
- A. fair hearing
- B. free access to legal materials
- C. seek an appeal under another judgement
- D. exercise his political liberty
4. An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________
- A. the writ of mandamus
- B. the great writ
- C. the writ of ombudsman
- D. none of the above
5. A form of government which has its slogan to be ‘ruling of the best’ is__________
- A. democracy
- B. aristocracy
- C. timocracy
- D. plutocracy
6. Deconcentration of power means the_______
- A. sharing of powers among tiers of government
- B. creation of semi autonomous units to govern other parts of a state
- C. process of setting strategies or policies for the subsidiary territories in the state by putting recognized personnel in place
- D. act of delegating powers and authority to component units that exist in a state
7. The concept of the independence of the judiciary means that________
- A. The judiciary must not attempt to meddle into legislative and executive affairs
- B. The powers of the courts can not be subjected of executive re-assessment
- C. The sanctity of the office of the Judges and Justices must be preserved without prejudice
- D. All means of legislative or executive influence on judicial decision making must be disabled
8. The political party serves as________
- A. A platform upon which the rights and liberties of the people can be attained
- B. The group aggregating the interest of all in the state
- C. A platform for rebelling against military rule
- D. A platform for interest representation
9. A party can be said to have national outlook if________
- A. it is ethnic based but has branches all over the state
- B. its membership cut across ethnic boundaries
- C. it is registered by the electoral commission as a national party
- D. it is headed by individuals who are famous within and without the country
10. Argumentation, negotiation and deliberation on the subject matter of a bill begins at the_______
- A. third stage
- B. first reading
- C. committee stage
- D. second reading
