Jamb Government 1980 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1980

A constitution is a document

A. Drafted by the Constituent Assembly
B. Which states in written form the basic laws governing a country
C. Which spells out how the president is to elected
D. Which forms the basic upon which a government rules a given state
E. Which states that the central government is superior to state governments

Question 12:

• JAMB 1980

The legislative arm of a government is always

A. The Parliament
B. The Cabinet
C. The highest organ of government
D. The body that makes laws
E. The body that interprets laws

Question 13:

• JAMB 1980

The Executive is the body that

A. Exectes armed robbers
B. Interprets laws
C. Implements laws
D. Enacts laws
E. None of the above

Question 14:

• JAMB 1980

The principle of separation of powers implies that

A. The Exective is supreme
B. The Executive is powerless
C. Power is shared by different but co-ordinate organs in the state
D. The rule of law obtains
E. Power is shared by competing departments in the state

Question 15:

• JAMB 1980

The term rule of law is applicable only

A. In western-type democracies
B. In socialist countries
C. In developing countries
D. In state where laws are supreme
E. If the regime is not military