Constitution and Constitutionalism

1. A system of government in which the head of state of a country is also the head of government is referred to as WAEC 2001

• A. Parliamentary system
• B. Monarchical system
• C. Presidential system
• D. Autocratic system

2. The first executive president of Nigeria was NECO 1996

• A. Alhaji Shehu Shagari
• B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
• C. Sir. Tafawa Balewa
• D. Herbert Macaulay

3. A good example of country that practice presidential system of government is WAEC 991

• A. USA
• B. Serbia
• C. Portugal
• D. Turkey

4. The following are part of the functions of the president except WAEC 2009

• A. Power assent
• B. Declaration of state of emergency
• C. Power of pardon
• D Interpretation of the law

5. The system of government in which the head of state is distinct from the head government is JAMB 2008

• A. Presidential
• B. Parliamentary
• C. Oligarchy
• D. Monarchy

1. A league of sovereign states with loose political arrangement in which autonomous states come together to form a union is called WAEC 1990

• A. A state
• B. League of nations
• C. Confederation
• D. Government

2. The following are some of the features of a confederation except WAEC 2011

• A. Right of secession
• B Sovereignty
• C Single national armed force
• D Voluntary

3. A system of government headed by an emperor, king or queen is known as WAEC 2019

• A. Aristocracy
• B. Oligarchy
• C. Monarchy
• D. Anarchy

4. A monarchical system where the monarch is subject to legal limitations is WAEC 2013

• A. Absolute monarchy
• B. Constitutional monarchy
• C. Autocratic monarchy
• D. Legal monarchy

5. A sovereign state headed by a president, elected for a fixed term of office is referred to as SSCE 2001

• A. Republic
• B. Country
• C. Nation
• D. Government