Jamb Government 1979 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1979

The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by

A. The Public Service Commission
B. A charismatic leadership
C. A liberal government
D. A well informed public
E. A system of checks and balances

Question 22:

• JAMB 1979

Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature?

A. The Legislative Organ
B. The Upper House
C. The Lower House
D. The Executive
E. The Judiciary

Question 23:

• JAMB 1979

When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes

A. The rule of Gerontocracy
B. The rule of Bureaucracy
C. The rule of Law
D. The rule of Oligarchy
E. The rule of Popular Sovereignty

Question 24:

• JAMB 1979

The Legislature is

A. The body which adminsters thw law
B. The body which makes law
C. A body of local governemt council
D. The body which interprets the law
E. None of the above

Question 25:

• JAMB 1979

The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because

A. It does not encourage the appointment of a president
B. The exectiveis not separate from the legislature
C. It gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
D. The executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
E. The speaker controls the activities of the house