JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 124

616.

In a feudal system, the two major classes are the serfs and the

A.

masses

B.

vassals

C.

lords

D.

elite

Correct answer is C

Feudalism represented a system in which the occupants and users of the land they lived and worked on were not the owners; they were “tenants” of the “sovereign” – the Lord of the Manor – who legitimized his authority by claiming to offer protection to the occupants in the form of military service.

Peasants or Serfs. Peasants are commoners and lived on the manors of monarchs, nobles, or knights. They were granted the right to farm a plot of land in exchange for working the nobleʼs land.

Lord of the Manor” was often used to denote someone who was in control of land.

617.

The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of

A.

capitalism

B.

socialism

C.

communalism

D.

communism

Correct answer is A

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

618.

A bill is a draft which is awaiting the consideration of the

A.

executive

B.

party caucus

C.

legislature

D.

judiciary

Correct answer is A

A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act of the legislature, or a statute. 

619.

A political system which empowers the leader with the ultimate responsibility to execute laws is

A.

parliamentarianism

B.

presidentialism

C.

dictatorship

D.

autocracy

Correct answer is B

A constitution is presidential if the executive and legislative branches of government are elected separately for fixed terms. Similarly, a constitution is presidential if the executive and legislative branches of government are elected separately for fixed terms, giving the president the ultimate responsibility to execute laws.

620.

One judicial function performed by the executive is

A.

Granting of amnesty

B.

Implementing judicial orders

C.

Ensuring obedience to the law

D.

Appointing judges

Correct answer is A

AmnestyAmnesty, in criminal law, sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness (from Greek amnēsia) for past acts, granted by a government to persons who have been guilty of crimes. ... Amnesty is granted usually for political crimes against the state, such as treason, sedition, or rebellion. the President (executive) has the power to grant amnesty for offences against the States, but understood that this power to grant amnesty was included in the power " to grant pardons