GCE Government 2020
Past Questions

Which of the following best defines government as an institution?

In a confederal system of government, the component units

Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of an oligarchic government?

Which of the following actions by the Nigerian National Assembly represents a CHECK on the executive arm?

The concept of an independent judiciary is MOST essential in a democratic state because it

A constitution that can be amended through the same procedure used in passing ordinary legislation is described as

In Nigeria's 1999 Constitution, a bill seeking to alter the constitution requires the approval of

The concept of 'grundnorm' as used in constitutional theory was developed by

In an election conducted under the alternative vote (preferential voting) system, four candidates — P, Q, R, and S — receive first-preference votes as follows: P = 45%, Q = 30%, R = 15%, S = 10%. No c…

Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to shape public opinion in a modern state?

A government that consistently ignores the demands of major pressure groups and dismisses prevailing public opinion is MOST likely to experience

The pre-colonial Yoruba political system was headed by an Oba whose powers were checked by which of the following councils?

The Fulani Jihad of 1804 resulted in the transformation of the pre-colonial Hausa states primarily by

In assessing the pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate's administrative structure, which of the following accurately describes the relationship between the Sultan and the emirs?

The first constitution to be introduced in Nigeria by the British colonial government was the

The Macpherson Constitution of 1951 introduced which of the following features into the Nigerian political system?

Under which constitution did Nigeria attain the status of a fully self-governing federation before independence?

The annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election results, widely believed to have been won by M.K.O. Abiola, was carried out by

The Supreme Military Council (SMC) functioned as the highest decision-making body under Nigerian military governments primarily because it

One major criticism of military rule in Nigeria is that it undermined constitutionalism chiefly because military governments

(a) Define the term 'government' as used in political science. (3 marks) (b) Explain FOUR functions of government in a modern state. (8 marks) (c) Distinguish between 'government' as an institution an…

(a) What is a political party? (2 marks) (b) Identify and explain FOUR functions of political parties in a democratic state. (8 marks) (c) Distinguish between a two-party system and a multi-party syst…