The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the
national assembly
political parties
boundary commission
electoral commission
Correct answer is D
The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the Electoral Commission.
An Electoral Commission is a body of persons which is created by law in a state. It is given the responsibility of organizing and conducting free and fair elections in the state. e.g Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO). National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Some of its functions are as follows:
1. It divides the country into electoral dictrists called constituencies.
2. It registers political parties
3. It sees about registration of voters, compilation of voters register and revision and updating of voters' register.
4. It provides election materials e.g Pencil voters' registers, ballot paper and boxes, etc.
5. It appoints and train electoral officers e.g prisiding and returning officers, counting officers etc.
6. It announces the results of elections etc.
Communism is a system which recognizes
class stratification
the existence of the state
the existence of the individual
the ability of the individual
Correct answer is B
Communism is a system which recognizes the existence of the state.
This is so as communism may be defined as an economic system and a system of government where the means of production, distribution and exchange are totally controlled by the state.
Some features of communism are as follows:
1. Total ownership of means of production and distribution, by the state.
2. Absence of classes, ie classes society.
3. Centrally planned economy.
4. Authoritarian and Totalitarian government
Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses
full political rights
some religious rights
social right only
exclusive economic rights.
Correct answer is A
Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses full political rights.
This is so as a person who is a legal member of a state is citizen of that state. He must also owe allegiance to that particular state he resides and then enjoys full civil and political rights and will be ready to put his life at stake in defence of that country whenever occasion calls for that.
One major disadvantage of public opinion is that
the critics of government policies are always harassed
a vocal minority claims to represent the majority
gossip and rumours thrive
leaders are unnecessarily criticized.
Correct answer is B
Public Opinion is the beliefs, values and attitudes which are commonly held and expressed by majority of the people on a given public issue.
In some cases, what we regard as public opinion are the views of infinitesimal number of members of the public which means it does not represent the opinion of majority members of the public.
Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when
legislators cannot reach a consensus
issues under consideration are personal
issues under consideration are technical
legislators have to proceed on a recess.
Correct answer is C
Delegated Legislation may be defined as laws and regulations made by the other bodies or persons other than the legislature, but sanctioned by the legislature.
Some reasons for delegated legislation are as follows:
1. Pressure on the time and volume of work of parliament.
2. Technicalities of modern legislation
3. The need for legislative flexibility and thoroughness.
4. The need to cope with emergency situations
5. Suitability for experimentation
6. To ensure speedy legislative process.