Jamb Government Questions
Question 11:
Unlike the British, the United States constitution is
- A Rigid, federal and written
- B Flexible, unitary and unwritten
- C Rigid written and confederal
- D Flexible, federal and unwritten
Question 12:
The terms, oligarchy and democracy, identify governments according to
- A The number of people who participate in it
- B The philosophy of the state
- C Formal distribution of power among governmental levels
- D Institutional structure and relationships
Question 13:
Governments whose central concern is the equitable distribution of wealth are said to be
- A Feudalist
- B Capitalist
- C Socialist
- D Fascist
Question 14:
The presidential system of government ensures
- A Democratic rule more than other systems
- B The sharing of executive power with the legislature
- C The concentration of power in the chief executive
- D The decentralization of executive power
Question 15:
The notion of checks and balances guarantees that
- A The executive is able to control the legislature
- B The judiciary can stop allexecutive actions
- C Each branch of government acts as a watchdog over other branches
- D The legislature is subordinate to the judiciary