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Judiciary means
D: none of the above
The judiciary is the branch of government that interprets laws and resolves legal disputes. It is neither simply a body of lawyers nor a legislative committee, so none of the descriptions fits.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn example of a country with an unwritten constitution is
B: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has an uncodified constitution: its constitutional rules come from several sources rather than one codified document. Many of those sources are written.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe rule of law is only applicable in
C: in states where laws are supreme
The rule of law requires public power to be exercised under law rather than arbitrary personal will. Supremacy of law, rather than a country's income or economic system, is the relevant condition.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe legislative arm of government is
D: the body that makes laws
The legislative branch makes laws. Interpreting laws belongs to the judiciary, while implementing policies and enforcing laws belongs primarily to the executive.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe fundamental laws of a country are contained in its
A: constitution
A constitution contains a country's fundamental governing rules and principles. Party programmes and manifestoes state political proposals, while individual edicts are not the whole constitutional framework.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe crown colony in Lagos was created in
B: 1861
Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 following the treaty of cession. This preceded the later protectorate arrangements and the 1914 amalgamation of Nigeria.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAll these are civil obligations of every Nigerian citizen except
B: freedom of conscience
Freedom of conscience is a right that protects beliefs and convictions. Obeying lawful rules, paying required taxes and respecting national symbols are framed as civic obligations.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhy the Lyttleton Constitution is important is
C: confirmed Nigeria as a federal structure
The 1954 Lyttleton Constitution established a fully federal constitutional structure for Nigeria. It preceded independence and did not itself make Nigeria a sovereign country.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAn important advantage of public corporation is
D: render crucial services to the people in areas which the civils services cannot effectively handle
A public corporation can deliver important services through a specialized operational body. Public-service provision, rather than eliminating competitors or maximizing profit at public expense, is the relevant advantage.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of these international organisations is the predecessor of the United Nations?
B: The League of Nations
The League of Nations preceded the United Nations as an international organization seeking peace and cooperation. The UN inherited its assets and archives after the Second World War.
AI-reviewed · source checkedNigeria’s withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British
D: failure to impose sanctions on South African racial government
Nigeria joined the 1986 Commonwealth Games boycott over Britains policy toward apartheid South Africa, particularly its resistance to stronger sanctions. The protest concerned South Africa rather than Rhodesia or Angola.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe major difference between presidential system and parliamentary system is
C: separation of power
A presidential system separates executive office from membership of the legislature more clearly than a parliamentary system. Parliamentary ministers ordinarily emerge from and remain accountable to parliament.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe Nigerian one-time president of the United Nations General Assembly was
B: Joseph Garba
Joseph Garba of Nigeria served as President of the United Nations General Assembly. That position is distinct from a country’s permanent representative or the UN Secretary-General.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe OAU summit where NEPAD was adopted was held in
A: Lusaka
The development programme associated with NEPAD was adopted at the 2001 OAU summit in Lusaka, Zambia. The institutional adoption is distinct from later implementation meetings.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe Nigeria-Cameroun crisis over Bakassi Peninsula was subject to the decision of
D: decision of the International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice adjudicated the Cameroon-Nigeria boundary dispute, including Bakassi, in its 2002 judgment. The case was not decided by an ECOWAS tribunal.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe most senior member of the council of elders in the Igbo political system is
C: Okpara
In the lineage-based council model, the Okpara was the senior elder who headed the group. Ofo referred to a symbol of authority rather than the name of an office-holder.
AI-reviewed · source checkedBy 2020, which of these countries had withdrawn its membership of ECOWAS?
C: Mauritania
Mauritania withdrew from ECOWAS in December 2000. The question is anchored to 2020, before the later withdrawals involving other West African states.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe traditional political system of government of Yoruba kingdom was
A: Monarchical
Yoruba kingdoms had monarchs, commonly titled Oba, within institutions that also included councils and other checks. Monarchy identifies the ruler's office without implying unlimited personal power.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn 2020, Nigeria belonged to all the following organizations except
B: NATO
Nigeria belonged to ECOWAS, the Commonwealth and OPEC in 2020. It was not a member of NATO, the North Atlantic defence alliance.
AI-reviewed · source checkedUnder the 1979 Constitution, a presidential candidate had to have attained the age of
C: 35yrs
Section 123(b) of the 1979 Constitution set the minimum presidential age at 35 years. This is a historical constitutional requirement, separate from rules in later constitutional versions.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty is especially associated with which of these countries?
B: Britain
Britain is associated with parliamentary sovereignty: Parliament is the supreme legislative authority in the traditional constitutional doctrine. Nigeria and France instead operate under codified constitutional limits on legislation.
AI-reviewed · source checkedNigeria’s first executive president was
A: Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Shehu Shagari became Nigeria’s first executive president in 1979. Nnamdi Azikiwe had earlier been a largely ceremonial president under the parliamentary First Republic.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe executive checks the excesses of the legislature through
D: the use of veto power
A veto enables the executive to withhold assent to legislation, subject to constitutional override rules. This provides a check on the legislature rather than allowing the executive to replace it.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe development of a classless society is the goal of
C: Marxism
Marxism envisages the eventual abolition of class divisions in a communist society. Feudalism instead organizes society through entrenched hierarchical relationships, while conservatism and liberalism have different central aims.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhich of the following states were created in 1996
A: Gombe and Ekiti
Gombe and Ekiti were both created in 1996. The other pairs each include a state created earlier, so they do not satisfy the requirement that both states share the 1996 date.
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