JAMB Government questions: The constitution

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1. Question 1· The constitution· JAMB

   A flexible constitution is one that

   • Ais always written
   • Brequires a referendum to amend
   • Ccannot be amended
   • Dcan be amended like an ordinary law

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2. Question 2· The constitution· JAMB

   An entrenched clause in a constitution is one that

   • Acan be amended only by a special procedure
   • Bcan be changed by the president alone
   • Chas been removed
   • Dapplies only to the military

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3. Question 3· The constitution· JAMB

   Conventions are

   • Acourt rulings only
   • Bwritten laws
   • Cunwritten customs that guide political practice
   • Dmilitary decrees

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4. Question 4· The constitution· JAMB

   The supremacy of the constitution means

   • Ait can be ignored
   • Bthe President is above it
   • Ccustoms override it
   • Dany law inconsistent with it is void

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5. Question 5· The constitution· JAMB

   A written constitution is one that

   • Acannot be amended
   • Bhas no rules
   • Cis only customary
   • Dis contained mainly in a single document

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6. Question 6· The constitution· JAMB

   Judicial precedents are a source of a constitution because

   • Athey are made by the legislature
   • Bjudges write the constitution
   • Ccourt decisions interpreting the constitution guide later cases
   • Dthey are customs of the people

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7. Question 7· The constitution· JAMB

   An example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

   • Athe United States
   • BNigeria
   • Cthe United Kingdom
   • DGhana

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8. Question 8· The constitution· JAMB

   A flexible constitution can be amended

   • Aonly by referendum
   • Bby the ordinary law-making process
   • Conly by the courts
   • Dnever

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9. Question 9· The constitution· JAMB

   Conventions as a source of a constitution are

   • Acustoms and practices that are followed though not written in law
   • Blaws passed by the legislature
   • Cdecisions of the courts
   • Dtreaties with other countries

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10. Question 10· The constitution· JAMB

    To amend the 1999 Constitution, a bill must be passed by two-thirds of each house of the National Assembly and approved by

    • Athe President alone
    • Bthe Supreme Court
    • Cat least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly
    • DINEC

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11. Question 11· The constitution· JAMB

    Nigeria's Constitution is described as rigid because

    • Ait is unwritten
    • Bit requires special procedures and majorities to amend
    • Cit can be changed by the President
    • Dit has never been amended

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12. Question 12· The constitution· JAMB

    The provisions of Chapter II of the 1999 Constitution are

    • Agenerally not enforceable in court (non-justiciable)
    • Benforceable in any court
    • Cthe same as fundamental rights
    • Donly for the military

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13. Question 13· The constitution· JAMB

    A constitution may be amended by

    • Aany court
    • Bthe President alone
    • Cprocedures it lays down
    • Da newspaper

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14. Question 14· The constitution· JAMB

    A constitution is

    • Aan agreement between two countries
    • Ba list of political parties
    • Cthe budget of the government
    • Dthe body of fundamental rules by which a state is governed

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15. Question 15· The constitution· JAMB

    A rigid constitution is one that

    • Arequires a special procedure to amend
    • Bcan be changed like an ordinary law
    • Cis unwritten
    • Dhas no bill of rights

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16. Question 16· The constitution· JAMB

    The 'Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy' are found in

    • AChapter VI
    • BChapter IV
    • CChapter II of the 1999 Constitution
    • Dthe Electoral Act

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