Election - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• JAMB 2017

____________ is the act of wearing campaign paraphernalia or carrying signs to a polling centre with the intent of influencing voters?

A. Polling centre
B. Candidate
C. Passive electioneering
D. Electorate

Question 57:

• JAMB 2017

A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office is ____________

A. By-election
B. Election
C. Bill
D. Public office

Question 58:

• JAMB 2017

In the United States, what do they call by-election?

A. Special election
B. By polls
C. General election
D. Recall

Question 59:

• JAMB 2018

The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain

A. Absolute majority
B. Simple majority
C. Forty percent of the votes
D. Fifty percent of the votes

Question 60:

• JAMB 2018

A political manifesto is a document which outlines ____________

A. A country’s development
B. A party’s programme
C. The national policy
D. An ethnic interest