Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Which of the following factors places limitation to the application of Sovereignty in a state?
Civil service
International laws
Political culture
Political parties
Correct answer is B
Popular sovereignty belongs to the
immigrants
electorate
cabinet
legislature
Correct answer is B
Popular sovereignty, or sovereignty of the peoples' rule; is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who is the source of all political power.
The concept of sovereignty was propounded by
Adam Smith
Jeremy Bentham
Karl Marx
Jean Bodin
Correct answer is D
Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies. It was profounded by Jean Bodin, a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parliament of Paris and professor of law in Toulouse. He is best known for his theory of sovereignty; he was also an influential writer on demonology.
legitimate right to exercise political power
ability to control political behaviour
right to participate in political campaigns
right to form political parties
Correct answer is A
Political authority describes any of the moral principles legitimizing differences between individuals' rights and duties by virtue of their relationship with the state. Political authority grants members of a government the right to rule over citizens using coercion if necessary, while imposing an obligation for the citizens to obey government orders.