ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 96:

• JAMB 1980

The legislative arm of a government is always

A. The Parliament
B. The Cabinet
C. The highest organ of government
D. The body that makes laws
E. The body that interprets laws

Question 97:

• JAMB 1980

The Executive is the body that

A. Exectes armed robbers
B. Interprets laws
C. Implements laws
D. Enacts laws
E. None of the above

Question 98:

• JAMB 1980

The principle of separation of powers implies that

A. The Exective is supreme
B. The Executive is powerless
C. Power is shared by different but co-ordinate organs in the state
D. The rule of law obtains
E. Power is shared by competing departments in the state

Question 99:

• JAMB 1980

The term rule of law is applicable only

A. In western-type democracies
B. In socialist countries
C. In developing countries
D. In state where laws are supreme
E. If the regime is not military

Question 100:

• JAMB 1980

Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in

A. The United Nations Charter
B. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C. The OAU Charter
D. Amnesty International Edict
E. The constitutions of states