Jamb Government Questions
Question 6:
The essence of the United States of America's Constitution is that
- A It is baesed on the concept that all men are created equal and are endowed with rights
- B The supreme Court is the most politically powerful breanch of government in the country
- C It is a peculiarly North American document
- D It prtects black Americans at all times
- E It provides checks and balances between the states and federal government
Question 7:
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
- E C and D
Question 8:
In general constitutions are designed to provide
- A Legal remedies for all political problems
- B Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments
- C General arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted
- D Codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land
- E Rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions
Question 9:
The main function of the legislature is
- A To implement law
- B To enforce law
- C To make law
- D To interpret law
- E To unllify law
Question 10:
The franchise is
- A The receipt given to tax payer
- B An order of the court
- C The paperwhich a voter casts at elections
- D The right to vote
- E None of the above