Government questions and answers

Government Questions and Answers

Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.

156.

Nazism as a doctrine was proposed by

A.

Benito Mussolini

B.

Adolf Hitler

C.

Karl Marx

D.

Josef Stalin

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

157.

Despite the doctrine of separation of powers, the legislature plays quasi judicial role as a result of its

A.

investigative powers

B.

financial powers

C.

emergency power

D.

appropriation powers

Correct answer is A

The legislative conduct investigations into government departments to ascertain how funds appropriated by them are spent. 

158.

As a political ideology, communism seeks to

A.

concentrate national wealth in the hands of a few

B.

abolish collective ownership of property

C.

provide adequate opportunities for citizens to make profits

D.

eliminate all forms of socio-economic inequality

Correct answer is D

communism is a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

159.

A federal system of government can exist without

A.

division of powers

B.

supremacy of the written constitution

C.

an executive presidential system

D.

a rigid amendment procedure

Correct answer is C

A federal system of government is a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government with powers usually assigned to each by a constitution. Neither the states nor the federal body acting alone can change the constitution. 

160.

A written constitution is one that

A.

cannot be modified or amended

B.

can only be amended by the highest legislative body

C.

is contained in a single document

D.

is drawn up by draftsmen

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.