Government questions and answers

Government Questions and Answers

Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.

2,601.

One of the sources of a constitution is

A.

common law

B.

corporate law

C.

statutory law

D.

constitutional law

Correct answer is A

One of the sources of a constitution is common law

Other are:

1. Legislature

2. Judicial precedent

3. Conventions

4. Charter

5. Usages

6. Constitutional

2,602.

In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through

A.

executive review

B.

executive order

C.

legislative order

D.

exercise of veto

Correct answer is D

The president checks the legislature through exercise of veto in a presidential system of government. This was entrenched in the 1979 constitution and remains like that in the 1999 constitution

2,603.

The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of

A.

fascism

B.

socialism

C.

communism

D.

capitalism

Correct answer is C

The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of communism.

Other aims include

1. Common ownership

2. One party system

3. Centralized economy

4. Distribution of wealth

2,604.

In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the

A.

head of government

B.

cabinet

C.

prime minister

D.

legislature

Correct answer is D

In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the legislature

2,605.

Unicameral legislature is a common feature of

A.

unitarism

B.

federalism

C.

presidential

D.

parliamentarism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.