ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 251:

• JAMB 1986

An important advantage of creating more constituent units in a federal state is to

A. Enhance the people's participation in government
B. Enable ambitious politicians gain political power
C. Make the state gain more power
D. Curb the powers of the federal government

Question 252:

• 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 253:

• JAMB 1986

The major function of the legislative assembly is to

A. Debate on committee reports
B. Represent the people
C. Make laws
D. Vote on bills

Question 254:

• JAMB 1986

In a parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the House to vote on major issues? The

A. Party leader
B. Speaker of the House
C. Clerk of the House
D. Whip

Question 255:

• JAMB 1986

A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as

A. Republican
B. Revolutionary
C. Collegial
D. Parliamentary