Federal - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1978

A constitution is federal if

A. It provides for a presidential system
B. It is unwritten
C. It is not unitary
D. The central ad component units or authorities are co-ordinate and equal
E. There is a division of powers between a central and a division of powers between a central and a number of other component authorities

Question 7:

• JAMB 1978

In a federal system such as Nigeria the local governments are directly responsible

A. To the federal or central government
B. To the state government
C. To no other level of government
D. To the federal and state governments
E. To any level of government which can provide money for its programmes

Question 8:

• JAMB 1979

All Federal systems of government have

A. Flexible constitutions
B. Industrialized economic
C. Written constitutions
D. Four layers of government
E. Heads of states who are also heads of government

Question 9:

• JAMB 1982

In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called

A. Exclusive
B. Concurrent
C. Arbitary
D. Copyrights
E. Residual

Question 10:

• JAMB 1982

A Federal system of government is the one in which

A. Power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments
B. Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power
C. The state governors can sue the central government
D. Power is shared between the central government and local governments
E. Power is shared between the central and state governments