Constitution - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1979

A constitution of any country is basically

A. A mere piece of paper
B. A guide to how the country should be governed
C. A document stating what the leaders should do
D. A document stating how to acquire power
E. C and D

Question 7:

• JAMB 1979

In general constitutions are designed to provide

A. Legal remedies for all political problems
B. Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments
C. General arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted
D. Codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land
E. Rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions

Question 8:

• JAMB 1979

A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

A. The United States of America
B. The Soviet Union
C. Nigeria
D. The United Kingdom
E. Sierra Leone

Question 9:

• JAMB 1979

The distinction between a flexible and a rigid constitution is based on

A. Entrenched clauses
B. Distribution of powers
C. Amendment procedure
D. Written and unwritten aspects
E. Whether it is unitary or federal

Question 10:

• JAMB 1980

When we talk about the constitution of any given country we mean

A. The general body of rules and principles controlling the distribution of governmental power
B. A guide book containing the functions of trade union movernments
C. A document embodying rules and principle regulating the exercise of government power
D. A document defining the relations between the rulers and ruled
E. A,C and D