Structures of Governance - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1990

A country made up of semi autonomous units is

A. A confederation
B. A federation
C. A region
D. Unitary

Question 22:

• JAMB 1991

One of the weakness of confederation is the

A. Over-centralization of authority
B. Lack of central army
C. Tendencies towards secession
D. Absence of local independence

Question 23:

• JAMB 1991

A system of government which emphasizes co-ordinate status of component units is referred to as

A. Unitary
B. Federal
C. Confederal
D. Communal

Question 24:

• JAMB 1992

A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is

A. Totalitarian
B. Confederal
C. Federal
D. Unitary

Question 25:

• JAMB 1993

Ultimate power in a confederal state is

A. Concentrated in the central government
B. Constitutionally divided between the centre and the units
C. Exercised by the larger units
D. Vested in the constituent units