ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 521:

• JAMB 1999

In a presidential system of government, minister are

A. Individually views cannot be expressed
B. Decisions taken are defended in spite of individual opinions
C. Government cannot be personalized
D. Those who hold different views must acquiesce

Question 522:

• JAMB 1999

A government controlled by a few people for their own interests is said to be

A. An autocracy
B. A tyranny
C. An oligarchy
D. A meritocracy

Question 523:

• JAMB 1999

In the parliamentary system of government, formal legislation can take the following forms except

A. Royal proclamations
B. Order in council
C. Acts of parliament
D. Ministerial pronouncement

Question 524:

• JAMB 1999

One of the distinctive features of democracy is that it

A. Connotes civil rule
B. Facilitates popular participation
C. Provides for a unicameral legislature
D. Is not associated with one - part system

Question 525:

• JAMB 1999

A hereditary system of government is

A. An oligarchy
B. A gerontocracy
C. An aristocracy
D. A monarchy