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1. Question 61· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Indirect rule did not work well in Eastern Nigeria mainly because

   • Athe area had no strong centralised traditional rulers
   • Bthe people refused all contact with the British
   • Cthere were no towns
   • Dthe British ruled the area directly from London

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2. Question 62· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   Regionalism was introduced into Nigeria by the

   • AClifford Constitution of 1922
   • BRichards Constitution of 1946
   • CLyttelton Constitution of 1954
   • DIndependence Constitution of 1960

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3. Question 63· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   The Independence Constitution of 1960 provided for

   • Aa military council
   • Ba presidential system
   • Ca parliamentary system
   • Dan absolute monarchy

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4. Question 64· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   The 1953 motion for self-government in 1956 was moved by

   • ATafawa Balewa
   • BHerbert Macaulay
   • CAnthony Enahoro
   • DAhmadu Bello

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5. Question 65· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   The constitution that first divided Nigeria into the Northern, Western and Eastern regions was the

   • ALyttleton Constitution of 1954
   • BClifford Constitution of 1922
   • CRichards Constitution of 1946
   • DIndependence Constitution of 1960

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6. Question 66· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   The Clifford Constitution of 1922 is remembered mainly for

   • Aestablishing a federal structure
   • Bcreating three regions
   • Cintroducing the elective principle
   • Dgranting independence

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7. Question 67· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   Nigeria became a federation under the

   • AClifford Constitution
   • BRichards Constitution
   • CLyttleton Constitution of 1954
   • DIndependence Constitution

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8. Question 68· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   The Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 made Nigeria

   • Aa confederation
   • Ba unitary state
   • Ca republic
   • Da federation

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9. Question 69· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

   On 1 October 1963, Nigeria

   • Abecame a republic
   • Bgained independence
   • Cadopted the presidential system
   • Dcreated 12 states

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10. Question 70· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    Under which constitution did Nigeria first become a federation?

    • Athe Richards Constitution (1946)
    • Bthe Lyttelton Constitution (1954)
    • Cthe Macpherson Constitution (1951)
    • Dthe Clifford Constitution (1922)

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11. Question 71· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    The constitution that first made Nigeria a federation was the

    • AIndependence Constitution of 1960
    • BClifford Constitution of 1922
    • CRichards Constitution of 1946
    • DLyttelton Constitution of 1954

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12. Question 72· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    Nigeria became independent on

    • A1 October 1963
    • B1 October 1960
    • C15 January 1966
    • D29 May 1999

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13. Question 73· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    A criticism of the Richards Constitution of 1946 was that it

    • Acreated states
    • Bgranted independence
    • Cwas imposed without consulting Nigerians
    • Dabolished regions

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14. Question 74· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    The amalgamation of Nigeria's Northern and Southern Protectorates was carried out by

    • ASir Arthur Richards
    • BSir Hugh Clifford
    • CLord Lugard
    • DSir John Macpherson

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15. Question 75· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    The 1954 Lyttelton Constitution introduced

    • Aa unitary state
    • Btrue federalism with regional powers
    • Ca presidential system
    • Dmilitary rule

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16. Question 76· Constitutional development in Nigeria· WAEC

    The 1922 Clifford Constitution introduced

    • Athe elective principle
    • Bfederalism
    • Cregionalism
    • Da republic

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17. Question 77· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    A problem of Nigerian federalism is

    • Ano constitution
    • Btoo many independent states
    • Cover-concentration of power and revenue at the centre
    • Dno revenue

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18. Question 78· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    Nigeria currently has

    • A30 states and the FCT
    • B12 states
    • C19 states
    • D36 states and the FCT

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19. Question 79· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    How many states does Nigeria have?

    • A19
    • B36
    • C12
    • D30

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20. Question 80· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    If a state law conflicts with a federal law on a matter in the concurrent list, the

    • Afederal law prevails
    • Bstate law prevails
    • Clocal government decides
    • Dtwo laws both apply

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