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1. Question 61· Colonial administration· JAMB

   The Legislative Council created in 1922 for the Southern Provinces did not legislate for

   • Athe Northern Provinces
   • BLagos
   • CCalabar
   • Dthe Colony

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2. Question 62· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Direct rule was a system in which

   • Atraditional rulers governed alone
   • Bcolonial officials administered directly, replacing traditional authority
   • CAfricans had full self-rule
   • Dno tax was collected

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3. Question 63· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Clifford Constitution of 1922 applied the elective principle to

   • ALagos and Calabar
   • Bthe whole North
   • Cevery village
   • Dthe military

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4. Question 64· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   Nigeria became a true federation under the

   • ARichards Constitution of 1946
   • BClifford Constitution of 1922
   • CLyttleton Constitution of 1954
   • DMacpherson Constitution of 1951

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5. Question 65· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Clifford Constitution introduced elections into the Legislative Council for

   • Athe North only
   • Ball regions
   • CLagos (3 seats) and Calabar (1 seat)
   • Devery province

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6. Question 66· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Richards Constitution of 1946 was criticised mainly because

   • Ait created 36 states
   • Bit granted independence
   • CNigerians were not consulted before it was drawn up
   • Dit abolished indirect rule

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7. Question 67· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Lyttelton Constitution made the judiciary

   • Apart of the executive
   • Babolished
   • Cregionalised alongside a federal Supreme Court
   • Dcontrolled by emirs

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8. Question 68· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Richards Constitution of 1946 introduced

   • Aindependence
   • Bfederalism
   • Cregionalism with three regional councils
   • Dthe presidential system

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9. Question 69· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

   The Macpherson Constitution of 1951 collapsed mainly because

   • ANigeria became a republic
   • Bof the 1953 self-government crisis and regional rivalry
   • Cthe military took over
   • Dthe regions were abolished

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10. Question 70· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    The elective principle was first introduced in Nigeria by the

    • AClifford Constitution of 1922
    • BRichards Constitution of 1946
    • CMacpherson Constitution of 1951
    • DIndependence Constitution of 1960

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11. Question 71· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    Under the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954, Lagos became

    • Athe capital of the Eastern Region
    • Bpart of the Northern Region
    • Ca separate country
    • Da federal territory

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12. Question 72· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    Under the Lyttelton Constitution, the head of each region was a

    • APremier only
    • BPrime Minister
    • CGovernor
    • DEmir

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13. Question 73· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    Nigeria became a republic in

    • A1963
    • B1960
    • C1966
    • D1979

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14. Question 74· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    The Independence Constitution of 1960 retained the British monarch as

    • Ahead of government
    • Bhead of state
    • CChief Justice
    • DSenate President

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15. Question 75· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    Regionalism was introduced in Nigeria by the

    • AClifford Constitution of 1922
    • BRichards Constitution of 1946
    • CLyttleton Constitution of 1954
    • DRepublican Constitution of 1963

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16. Question 76· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    The 1960 Independence Constitution made the Governor-General represent

    • Athe Prime Minister
    • Bthe British monarch
    • Cthe regions
    • Dthe Supreme Court

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17. Question 77· Constitutional development in Nigeria· JAMB

    A notable feature of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951 was that

    • Ait introduced the presidential system
    • Bit abolished the regions
    • Cit created a republic
    • DNigerians were widely consulted in drafting it

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18. Question 78· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    The derivation principle in revenue allocation gives extra revenue to

    • Astates that produce the resources
    • Bthe federal government only
    • Cthe FCT
    • Dlocal governments only

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19. Question 79· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    The concurrent legislative list contains matters on which

    • Aonly local governments can legislate
    • Bonly the federal government can legislate
    • Cboth the federal and state governments can legislate
    • Dno government can legislate

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20. Question 80· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    Matters on which both the federal and state governments may legislate are on the

    • ALocal Government List
    • BExclusive Legislative List
    • CResidual List
    • DConcurrent Legislative List

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