JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 66

326.

A constitution of any country is basically___________

A.

a mere piece of paper

B.

a guide to how the country should be governed

C.

a document stating what the leaders should do

D.

a document stating how to acquire power

Correct answer is B

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established regulations according to which a state or other organization is governed

327.

The primary function of the judiciary is to ______

A.

interpret laws

B.

make laws

C.

regulate behaviour

D.

execute laws

Correct answer is A

The judiciary is the arm of government that interprets laws for the people to understand and obey.

328.

The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a _______

A.

heterogeneous

B.

Homogeneous population

C.

well-defined territory

D.

more organized system

Correct answer is B

A nation depicts a people with common values, common people, common history and heritage.

homogeneous population is whereby a population or group of people have the same history, language etc. in a place.

329.

The first executive president of Nigeria was_________

A.

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

B.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

C.

General Yakubu Gowon

D.

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

Correct answer is D

A lot of people do not consider  Nnamdi Azikiwe to be the first Executive President of Nigeria. Instead, they argue that the true president should be elected and not appointed, thus, Shehu Shagari, who took the post in 1979, should be considered the first President of Nigeria.Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was the first president of the federal republic of Nigeria between the years 1979 and 1983, a period known as the second republic, before his government was overthrown by the military.

330.

The goal of the theory of separation of power is to

A.

make the executive dependent on the legislative

B.

give more powers to the legislative

C.

protect individual liberty

D.

creates efficiency in the judiciary

Correct answer is C

When there’s separating of powers, the powers are shared equally among the arms of government; the judiciary, legislative and executive to act as checks and balances on each other, hence to protect the liberty of an individual.