ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 81:

• JAMB 1979

When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes

A. The rule of Gerontocracy
B. The rule of Bureaucracy
C. The rule of Law
D. The rule of Oligarchy
E. The rule of Popular Sovereignty

Question 82:

• JAMB 1979

The Legislature is

A. The body which adminsters thw law
B. The body which makes law
C. A body of local governemt council
D. The body which interprets the law
E. None of the above

Question 83:

• JAMB 1979

The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because

A. It does not encourage the appointment of a president
B. The exectiveis not separate from the legislature
C. It gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
D. The executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
E. The speaker controls the activities of the house

Question 84:

• JAMB 1979

When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean

A. All adults can vote
B. All adult males can vote
C. All men who pay tax can vote
D. All adult males who pay tax can vote
E. All men can vote

Question 85:

• JAMB 1979

In Nigeria, appellate cases from Courts of Appeal go to

A. The Supreme Military Council
B. The Privy Council
C. The Supreme Court
D. The Judiciary Advisory Council
E. The House of Lords