Post Utme Obafemi Awolowo University Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

Bicameral legislature exists: ____________

A. Where cameramen are allowed to cover the proceedings of the legislature
B. To prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house
C. To provide jobs for more politicians
D. To ensure that just laws are passed

Question 7:

A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is ____________

A. Membership drive
B. The objective
C. The voting pattern
D. The ideology

Question 8:

Equality before the law is a component of ____________

A. Separation of powers
B. Checks and balances
C. The rule of law
D. Constitutional law

Question 9:

A law passed by the legislature and assented to by the executive is ____________

A. An act
B. A presidential proclamation
C. A decree
D. A legislative order

Question 10:

The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to ____________

A. Invalidate the actions of the other arms
B. Administer the criminal justice system
C. Abrogate the law
D. Apply the law