Post Utme Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 326:

In a democracy, sovereignty resides in the ____________

A. Prime minister
B. President
C. Electorate
D. Political parties

Question 327:

A court order compelling the executive or its agencies to produce an unlawful detained person is called a write of ____________

A. Mandamus
B. Subpoena
C. Habeas
D. Political parties

Question 328:

In a presidentialism system of government the executive ____________

A. Executes its own laws only
B. Legislates all binding laws
C. Makes laws for the national assembly
D. Forms the government
E. Executes all anti-government plotters

Question 329:

The principle of check and balances is necessary because it ____________

A. Prevent becoming dictatorial
B. Prevents the executives from functioning
C. Makes the executives stronger than the other organs
D. Makes the three organs hate each other's
E. Leaves each organ of government

Question 330:

One of the basic differences between ministries and public corporations is that while ministries are ____________

A. Run on rules, public corporations are not
B. Wholly owned by the government, public corporations are owned by both government and individuals
C. Not established with specific status