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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries came into existence at a conference held in
D: Baghdad
OPEC was founded at the Baghdad Conference in September 1960. Representatives of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela participated in its creation.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn which of the following countries has the UN carried out peace-keeping operations?
C: Cyprus, Somalia and Yugoslavia
The UN has conducted peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. All three places in that option appear in the UN's history of peacekeeping missions.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following was the main organ of the defunct OAU?
D: The Assembly of Heads of State and Government
The OAU Charter designated the Assembly of Heads of State and Government as the organization's supreme organ. It determined policy and reviewed the work of other organs.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn example of a state with an unwritten constitution is
C: Britain
Britain is commonly described as having an unwritten constitution, meaning an uncodified one. Its rules include statutes, legal decisions and conventions rather than a single consolidated constitutional document.
AI-reviewed · source checkedEquality before the law is a component of
C: the rule of law
Equality before the law is a central principle of the rule of law. It means legal accountability does not depend on holding political office or belonging to a privileged group.
AI-reviewed · source checkedGovernment exercises political power on behalf of the
B: citizens
In the representative conception of government, public power is exercised on behalf of citizens. It is not supposed to serve only a party caucus or a vocal minority.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe citizenship of a country can be acquired by an alien through
D: naturalization
Naturalization is a legal process through which a foreign national may acquire citizenship after meeting the country’s requirements. Residence alone does not automatically confer citizenship.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn the presidential system of government, the leader is basically the head of state and
A: government
In a presidential system the president is both head of state and head of government. The judiciary remains a separate branch rather than another role of the president.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn economic system that encourages even distribution of wealth in the society is
B: socialism
Socialism emphasizes social ownership or control and reducing economic inequality. More even distribution is an aim of socialist policy, not an automatic guarantee of every government using the label.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn attribute that makes a state to be recognized as independent is
C: sovereignty
Sovereignty identifies a state’s supreme authority and independence from external control. Population and territory are necessary attributes but do not by themselves establish independence.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe act of denying an eligible person the right to vote in an election is
B: disenfranchisement
Disenfranchisement means depriving someone of the right to vote. Gerrymandering instead manipulates electoral boundaries and does not itself define removal of voting eligibility.
AI-reviewed · source checkedOne merit of a written constitution is its
D: ease of reference
A written constitution places constitutional rules in an identifiable document, making them easier to locate and consult. Being written does not by itself guarantee flexibility or rigidity.
AI-reviewed · source checkedMultilateralism in Nigeria's foreign policy entails its
D: membership of international organizations
Multilateralism involves cooperation among several states through shared arrangements and institutions. Participation in international organizations provides a means for that cooperation.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe first military coup in Nigeria toppled the government of
C: Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
The January 1966 coup ended the government led by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Nnamdi Azikiwe held the separate ceremonial presidency.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAdjudication of conflict between the federal and regional governments in the First Republic was reserved for
B: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court adjudicated constitutional disputes between the federal and regional governments. This judicial role helped resolve disagreements over the division of governmental powers.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn orientation, early nationalism in Nigeria was essentially
B: reformist
Early nationalist demands generally sought greater African representation and improvements within colonial institutions. This reformist phase preceded the later, stronger demands for full independence.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following formalized colonial penetration into Africa?
C: Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 established rules relevant to European colonial claims and occupation in Africa. It helped formalize the expansion of colonial control, without itself drawing every later African boundary.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe 1989 Nigerian Constitution provided for a
C: two-party system
The 1989 constitutional transition framework specified a two-party system. This was the planned Third Republic arrangement and should not be confused with the later multiparty system.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe arm of government mainly responsible for the implementing of law in Nigeria is the
D: executive
The executive implements laws and administers government policy. The legislature makes laws and the judiciary interprets and applies them in adjudication; the police perform specific enforcement duties.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following is saddled with the conduct of the general elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic?
B: Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission conducts Nigeria's federal and state general elections under the Fourth Republic framework. Earlier commissions used different names in preceding political periods.
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