Jamb Government 1979 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1979

A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

A. The United States of America
B. The Soviet Union
C. Nigeria
D. The United Kingdom
E. Sierra Leone

Question 12:

• JAMB 1979

The Queen can do no wrong means

A. The Queen is above the law
B. The Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy
C. The Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom
D. The Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population
E. The Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong

Question 13:

• JAMB 1979

The term rule of law means

A. Nobody is above the law
B. Everybody is equal before the law
C. We are being governed by lawyers
D. A and B
E. None of the above

Question 14:

• JAMB 1979

A Congressional bill can become a law without presidential assent when

A. The president is careless enough to forget to sign the bill into law within a certain number of days
B. A bill was, in the first instance passed by both Houses of Congress with a two thirds majority
C. Each of the two Houses voting with a two-thirds majority passes a bill which has been vetoed by the president
D. The country is at war
E. In none of the conditions stated above

Question 15:

• JAMB 1979

Another name for delegated legislation is

A. Administrative legislation
B. Executive legislation
C. Subordinate legislation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above