JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 164

816.

One of the obligations of a citizen is

A.

obedience to the laws of the land

B.

active participation in partisan politics

C.

sticking to his beliefs

D.

loyalty to the ruling party

Correct answer is A

Obedience to the laws of the land is one of the obligations of a citizen. Every of his country including traffic laws irrespective of his position.

Other dues and obligations are as follows:

1. Payment of taxes

2. Voting at elections

3. Detection and Prevention of crimes

4. Loyalty

5. Respect for the National Flag

6. Service to the Nation

7. Care of Public Property

8. Defence of the Country

9. Respect to all Government Officials

10. Respect for National Anthem, etc.

817.

A constitution is classified as rigid if

A.

it requires special procedures to amend

B.

its core provisions are made by decree

C.

all its provisions cannot be amended

D.

any of its provisions can be amended

Correct answer is A

A constitution is classified as rigid if it requires special procedures to amend.

A rigid constitution cannot be amended or changed so easily due to its special stringent and cumbersome procedures of amendment. It should be noted that not all sections of rigid constitution are difficult to amend.

Some countries with rigid constitution are as follows:

1. United States of America (U.S.A)

2. France

3. Canada

4. Australia

5. Ghana

6. Switzerland

7. Sierra Leone

8. Gambia

9. Nigeria, etc.

818.

A vote taken by the citizenry on an important political issue is a

A.

recall

B.

general election

C.

bye-election

D.

referendum

Correct answer is D

Referendum is a vote taken by the citizenry on an important political issue .

It is also the submission to the electorates for the purpose of approval or rejection of some categories of legislation.

819.

In a democracy,a major set back in the judicial process is

A.

political neutrality

B.

lack of professionalism

C.

freedom from punishment

D.

inadequate material resources

Correct answer is A

In a democracy,a major set back in the judicial process is political neutrality

820.

A political ideology that advocates extreme nationalism and suppression of individual liberties is

A.

socialism

B.

communism

C.

feudalism

D.

fascism

Correct answer is D

Fascism is a political ideology that advocates extreme nationalism and suppression of individual liberties.

It is a system of government which stresses on the supremacy of state over the individual and also the superiority of its own race over the races of other countries it was founded by an Italian leader known as Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler of Germany also believed in the theory but he referred to his own version as Nazism

Fascism started in Italy in 1922 and dissolved in the year 1943.