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The process by which political beliefs and values are transmitted from one generation to another is best known as political
A: socialization
Political socialization is the process of learning and passing on political beliefs, values and attitudes. Families, schools, peers and public institutions can all contribute to it.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe fusion of the executive and legislative organs of government is associated with
D: the parliamentary system
In a parliamentary system, the executive is drawn from and accountable to the legislature. This institutional connection is described as a fusion of executive and legislative powers.
AI-reviewed · source checkedOne criticism of delegated legislation is that it
A: subjects’ citizens to executive decrees
Delegated lawmaking gives the executive authority to make detailed rules. A criticism is that citizens can become subject to executive-made rules with less direct legislative debate.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following defines a constitution?
B: Basic laws for the conduct of modern government
A constitution sets out the basic rules for governing a political community. Ordinary legal documents or rules used only inside a legislature are narrower than a constitution.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following ideologies advocates governmental control over all sources of power?
A: totalitarianism
Totalitarianism seeks comprehensive state control over political and social life, including competing centres of power. Democracy instead permits opposition and limits governmental authority.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving democracy?
D: riots
Referendum, recall and initiative are formal mechanisms for public participation in political decisions. Riots are violent disorder and are not a constitutional democratic decision-making procedure.
AI-reviewed · source checkedLaw making under military regimes is done through
C: the promulgation of decrees
Military governments in the Nigerian historical context enacted laws through decrees at the national level. This bypassed the ordinary elected legislative process.
AI-reviewed · source checkedElectoral colleges have been criticized because they
D: sometimes negate the wishes of the electorate
An electoral-college outcome can differ from the preference expressed by the largest number of individual voters. That possible divergence is a common criticism of indirect electoral arrangements.
AI-reviewed · source checkedUniversal adult suffrage is usually restricted in most political systems to
C: citizens
Universal adult suffrage usually concerns adult citizens subject to lawful eligibility requirements. It does not require property ownership or literacy.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn election in which citizens are called upon to vote for or against a specified issue is called a
B: referendum
A referendum asks voters to decide directly on a specified public issue. A by-election fills a vacancy, while a runoff chooses between electoral candidates.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe most important objective of political parties is to
D: control the government
Political parties seek to gain and exercise governmental power, usually by contesting elections. Lobbying and organizing support help them pursue that goal but are not the defining objective.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe primary function of a pressure group is to
C: influence government policy
Pressure groups primarily seek to influence government policy on issues important to their members. Unlike political parties, their defining aim is not to win and exercise governmental power.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe biased presentation of information in order to influence public opinion is referred to as
B: propaganda
Propaganda presents information selectively or with bias to shape beliefs and public opinion. It aims to persuade rather than provide a balanced account of the available evidence.
AI-reviewed · source checkedDual mandate was proposed by
C: Lord Lugard
Lord Lugard set out the dual-mandate doctrine in his book The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa. The doctrine framed colonial rule in terms of claimed obligations to both Africans and the colonial power.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe Constituent Assembly of 1978 had the primary responsibility of
B: deliberating on, debating and amending the draft constitution
The Constituent Assembly examined and amended the draft prepared through the constitution-drafting process. Promulgating the final constitution into law remained the responsibility of the military government.
AI-reviewed · source checkedBy statute, the main responsibility of the armed forces of Nigeria is to
C: defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country
The armed forces' central defence responsibility concerns Nigeria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Other authorized duties do not turn military takeover into a lawful constitutional function.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe highest court in Nigeria before 1963 was the
C: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London was the final appellate authority for Nigerian cases. Nigeria ended that appeal route under the 1963 republican constitution, subject to transitional arrangements.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe highest decision-making body in Nigeria under the Buhari regime was the
B: Supreme Military Council
During Buhari's military administration, the Supreme Military Council was the ruling body. It combined top military leadership with central governmental decision-making.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe primary factor which led to the formation of political parties in colonial Nigeria was
A: introduction of the elective principle and representative institution
The elective principle created seats that organized parties could contest. This electoral opportunity directly encouraged party formation before the later grant of self-government.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe results of the 1973 census in Nigeria were rejected because
B: the figures were controversial
The 1973 census figures became politically controversial and were eventually rejected. The dispute concerned the credibility and distribution of the population totals rather than satisfaction with the old figures.
AI-reviewed · source checkedLocal governments were created in Nigeria mainly to
B: bring government nearer to the people
Local government brings public administration and services closer to residents. This provides a means for addressing community needs and participation at a smaller geographical scale.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn 1973, following an OAU resolution, Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with
C: Israel
Nigeria severed diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 amid the Arab-Israeli conflict and African diplomatic solidarity. This was distinct from its earlier break with France over nuclear testing.
AI-reviewed · source checkedNigeria's foreign policy of non-alignment was a reaction to
B: East-West ideological competition
Non-alignment developed in response to rivalry between the Western and Eastern Cold War blocs. It sought independent foreign-policy choices instead of automatic alignment with either bloc.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe major liberation organization which fought for Namibia's independence was
A: SWAPO
SWAPO led the struggle for Namibian independence. The ANC is associated with South Africa, FRELIMO with Mozambique and the MPLA with Angola.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich international organization was the predecessor of the United Nations?
C: the League of Nations
The League of Nations preceded the United Nations as the major general international organization for peace and cooperation. NATO and the EEC were later organizations with different mandates.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe dramatic rise in the membership of the UN during late 1991 and early 1992 is best accounted for by the
C: break-up of the Soviet Union into independent republics
The Soviet Union's dissolution created newly independent states that entered the UN, contributing to the membership increase in 1991–1992. A change of Secretary-General does not itself add member states.
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