JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 133

In a socialist economy,private accumulation of wealth is prohibited.

Socialism is an Economic and political system which advocates that the means of production and distribution as well as management of land and capital, should be owned, controlled and managed by the public.

A main feature of the parliamentary system is that the executive is appointed by the legislature.

Parliamentary system is that in which the executive is directly responsible to the parliament. He, the executive, that is the Prime Minister is elected by the Parliament from the majority political party in the Parliament.

Ending a session of parliament by royal proclamation means the prorogation of parliament.
 

Ghana is Unitary State. A Unitary state is one in which the central government is supreme and possesses a complete governmental power.

The central government is all powerful and there is only one central legislature that makes laws for the whole country. It then stands to reason that the central government is the only source from which power Emanets.

Examples of countries operating unitary system of government include: Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, New Zealand, Sweden, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia Togo, Cameroun, Kenya, Ghana under Nkurumah, etc.

Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their constituencies.

They could do this during Recess which is the break period within the parliamentary session when parliamentarians meet their constituencies for discussions.