Individual and Collective Responsibility - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

In a democratic system _______

A. Majority Vote
B. Legal sovereignty shouldn't be unquestionable
C. Electoral college is always necessary
D. Minority vote but majority rule

Question 2:

• JAMB 1980

The determination of issues before the courts in a accordance with the body of rules backed by the organized force of the community, refers essentially to

A. Judicial revision
B. Human rights
C. The rule of law
D. Habeas corpus
E. Certiorari

Question 3:

• JAMB 1981

Collective responsibility means that

A. All ministers are collectively responsible to the prime minister
B. Ministers are collectively responsible to the parliament
C. No minister may publicly criticise decisions made collectively in cabinet without first resigning
D. Ministers must first clear their public statements on policy matters with the cabinet office before delivering them
E. Ministers must always show a sense of responsibility towards one another

Question 4:

• JAMB 1988

The principle of collective responsibility means that ministers

A. Are collectively responsible to the head of state
B. Are collectively responsible for cabinet ecisions
C. Are heads of their respective departments
D. Must always show a sense of responsibility to their fellow ministers

Question 5:

• JAMB 1991

The principle of collective responsibility implies that

A. The prime minister can dissolve the entire parliament
B. The head of state can dismiss the prime minister
C. Each offending minister can be reassigned
D. The cabinet stands or falls together