JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 55

271.

The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ........

A.

College

B.

Constituency

C.

Ward

D.

District

Correct answer is B

Constituency is the definition for the political area from which an individual is elected into a representative office.

272.

Popular political participation means________

A.

having majority of the people partaking in politics

B.

having a good number of voters in the electoral process

C.

the aggregate efforts of more than half of the citizens to partake in public debate and politics

D.

the sum total of all activities exerted by the majority with enthusiasm actively involving in all aspects of their political sphere

Correct answer is D

The sum total of all activities exerted by the majority with enthusiasm actively involving in all aspects of their political sphere is the best answer not only because is the all-encompassing answer but also because popular political participation is the aggregation of all efforts of the citizens partaking deliberately and consciously in their governance affairs.

273.

A cabinet re-shuffle takes place......

A.

only when a motion of no confidence is passed

B.

when dissolution is held

C.

when prorogation and collective responsibility have their way

D.

when the shadow cabinet fails in its effectiveness

Correct answer is B

The membership of the Cabinet will be substituted or reshuffled especially when there is dissolution of the cabinet in its entirely in a WestMinster system.

274.

A vote of no confidence means______

A.

the same as impeachment in a presidential system

B.

the ability of the head of state to dissolve the parliament when collective responsibility fails to hold

C.

the act of showing disapproval to the prime minister having breached the collective responsibility doctrine

D.

the disapproval with dismissal in effect, the ministers and its head

Correct answer is D

Vote of no confidence; a vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body.

275.

Argumentation, negotiation and deliberation on the subject matter of a bill begins at the_______

A.

third stage

B.

first reading

C.

committee stage

D.

second reading

Correct answer is D

At the second stage or reading of a bill, the debate on the subject matter of concern of the bill begins, this process becomes heightened at the Third Stage and particularly at the Committee Stage.