Presidential - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1986

Under the presidential system

A. The party with the majority of seats forms the Executive
B. There is the principle of collective responsibility
C. The president may come from any of the parties
D. The constitution must be unwritten

Question 12:

• JAMB 1987

A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the

A. President is not responsible for his ministers mistakes
B. Ministers are not collectively responsible to the president
C. President doe not need the legislature to pass laws
D. President is not a member of the legislature

Question 13:

• JAMB 1991

The presidential system of government ensures

A. Democratic rule more than other systems
B. The sharing of executive power with the legislature
C. The concentration of power in the chief executive
D. The decentralization of executive power

Question 14:

• JAMB 1993

In the presidential system of government, the president is

A. Elected only through the electoral college
B. Empowered to dissolve the legislature
C. Head of state and head of government
D. Vested with absolute powers

Question 15:

• JAMB 1997

In a presidential system, the theory of separation of powers is not absolute because the president

A. Can declara a state of emergency
B. Can be impeached by the court
C. Assents to bills
D. Can declare laws null and void