JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 170

846.

A constitution is classified as rigid if

A.

it requires special procedures to amend

B.

its core provisions are made by decree

C.

all its provisions cannot be amended

D.

any of its provisions can be amended

Correct answer is A

A constitution is classified as rigid if it requires special procedures to amend.

A rigid constitution cannot be amended or changed so easily due to its special stringent and cumbersome procedures of amendment. It should be noted that not all sections of rigid constitution are difficult to amend.

Some countries with rigid constitution are as follows:

1. United States of America (U.S.A)

2. France

3. Canada

4. Australia

5. Ghana

6. Switzerland

7. Sierra Leone

8. Gambia

9. Nigeria, etc.

847.

A vote taken by the citizenry on an important political issue is a

A.

recall

B.

general election

C.

bye-election

D.

referendum

Correct answer is D

Referendum is a vote taken by the citizenry on an important political issue .

It is also the submission to the electorates for the purpose of approval or rejection of some categories of legislation.

848.

In a democracy,a major set back in the judicial process is

A.

political neutrality

B.

lack of professionalism

C.

freedom from punishment

D.

inadequate material resources

Correct answer is A

In a democracy,a major set back in the judicial process is political neutrality

849.

A political ideology that advocates extreme nationalism and suppression of individual liberties is

A.

socialism

B.

communism

C.

feudalism

D.

fascism

Correct answer is D

Fascism is a political ideology that advocates extreme nationalism and suppression of individual liberties.

It is a system of government which stresses on the supremacy of state over the individual and also the superiority of its own race over the races of other countries it was founded by an Italian leader known as Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler of Germany also believed in the theory but he referred to his own version as Nazism

Fascism started in Italy in 1922 and dissolved in the year 1943.

850.

The recognition and general acceptance of the right to rule in a country based on laid down regulations is known as

A.

traditional authority

B.

constitutional authority

C.

sovereign authority

D.

legitimate authority

Correct answer is D

The recognition and general acceptance of the right to rule in a country based on laid down regulations is known as legitimate authority