The Electoral Process - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 1991

The process of removing an elected official by the electorate after an election is termed

A. Impeachment
B. Plebiscite
C. Recall
D. Referendum

Question 52:

• JAMB 1992

Electoral colleges have been criticized because they

A. Are very expensive
B. Create more seats in the legislature
C. Make the legislature too responsive
D. Sometimes negate the wishes of the electorate

Question 53:

• JAMB 1992

Universal adult suffrage is usually restricted in most political systems to

A. Those with landed property
B. Literates
C. Citizens
D. Those not more than 70 years old

Question 54:

• JAMB 1992

An election in which citizens are called upon to vote for or against a specified issue is called a

A. Mandate
B. Referendium
C. By election
D. Run off election

Question 55:

• JAMB 1993

Gerrymandering means

A. The second ballot system
B. Single transferable vote
C. The manipulation of constituency boundaries
D. The tyranny of the majority