The Electoral Process - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 76:

• JAMB 2002

A major way of maintaining confidence in the electoral process is by ensuring that

A. Electoral officers are regularly trained
B. Elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere
C. Unlimited franchise is made available
D. Elections are conducted as and when due

Question 77:

• JAMB 2003

Election as a political process is significant because it

A. Is associated with campaigns for public office
B. Facilitates the recall process
C. Facilitates constitutional change of government
D. Enables citizens to vote

Question 78:

• JAMB 2004

The first franchise in the history of the democratic process is

A. Property franchise
B. Universal franchise
C. Male franchise
D. Female franchise

Question 79:

• JAMB 2005

In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he

A. Records the highest number of votes cast
B. Obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
C. Obtains one-third of the votes cast
D. Scors the aggregates of the opponent

Question 80:

• JAMB 2005

The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest is

A. Press review
B. Plebiscite
C. Opinion poll
D. Referendum