Basic Concepts in Government - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1994

The major different between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a

A. Heterogenous population
B. Homogenous population
C. Well defined territory
D. More organized system

Question 32:

• JAMB 1995

The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the

A. State of being surpreme in authority
B. Power of the executive president
C. Supremacy of the legislature
D. Supremacy of the executive

Question 33:

• JAMB 1995

Power is understood to mean the

A. Right to compel obedience
B. Capacity to compel obedience
C. Relationship between the government and the people
D. Desire to sue the state apparatus

Question 34:

• JAMB 1995

The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the

A. Legislature, the executive and the judiciary
B. Judicary and the civil service
C. Trustee and the presidium
D. Civil service and the senate

Question 35:

• JAMB 1995

On what is charismatic authority based?

A. Inherited wealth and power
B. Tyrannical tendencies
C. Institutional processes
D. Personal ability and influence