JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 67

331.

Power refers to the__________

A.

ability to impose one’s will upon others

B.

duties an individual imposes on himself

C.

legal nature of a constitution

D.

duties political parties demand of their registered members

Correct answer is A

Power is referred to as the ability to control others by imposing ones will on others

332.

In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to

A.

Liberia and Burundi

B.

Rwanda and liberia

C.

Chad and Liberia

D.

Liberia and Somalia

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

333.

An important aspect of an unwritten constitution is that it

A.

is easy to understand to everybody

B.

safeguards the monarchy

C.

contains customary laws and conventions

D.

is not easily amended

Correct answer is C

An unwritten constitution refers to when the whole body of fundamental laws, customs, conventions, principles, rules and regulations according to which a particular government of a country operates are not written down or codified in a single document.

An important aspect of an unwritten constitution is that it contains customary laws and conventions

334.

In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that ____________

A.

only ministers can be held responsible for errors

B.

a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures

C.

the prime ministers can remove an erring minister

D.

no individual can be held responsible for government decisions

Correct answer is A

Individual ministerial responsibility is a constitutional convention in governments using the Westminster System that a cabinet minister bears the ultimate responsibility for the actions of their ministry or department.

According to Individual Ministerial Responsibility:

• Ministers are individually responsible for the work of their departments and are answerable to Parliament for all their departments activities.

• They are expected to accept responsibility for any failure in administration, any injustice to an individual or any aspect of policy which may be criticised in parliament, whether personally or not

335.

Unicameral legislatures are popular in

A.

unitary system

B.

federal system

C.

confederal

D.

rigid system

Correct answer is A

 In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house.

A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme. The central government may create administrative divisions. Such units exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. Although political power may be delegated through devolution to local governments by statute, the central government may abrogate the acts of devolved governments or curtail their powers. A large majority of the world's states have a unitary system of government and adopt a unicameral legislature (of a legislative body having a single legislative chamber.)