JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 197

981.

One of the sources of a constitution is

A.

common law

B.

corporate law

C.

statutory law

D.

constitutional law

Correct answer is A

One of the sources of a constitution is common law

Other are:

1. Legislature

2. Judicial precedent

3. Conventions

4. Charter

5. Usages

6. Constitutional

982.

In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through

A.

executive review

B.

executive order

C.

legislative order

D.

exercise of veto

Correct answer is D

The president checks the legislature through exercise of veto in a presidential system of government. This was entrenched in the 1979 constitution and remains like that in the 1999 constitution

983.

The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of

A.

fascism

B.

socialism

C.

communism

D.

capitalism

Correct answer is C

The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of communism.

Other aims include

1. Common ownership

2. One party system

3. Centralized economy

4. Distribution of wealth

984.

In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the

A.

head of government

B.

cabinet

C.

prime minister

D.

legislature

Correct answer is D

In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the legislature

985.

Unicameral legislature is a common feature of

A.

unitarism

B.

federalism

C.

presidential

D.

parliamentarism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.