JAMB and WAEC Government questions: The constitution

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1. Question 21· The constitution· WAEC

   The supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the

   • AElectoral Act
   • BCriminal Code
   • CConstitution
   • DLand Use Act

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2. Question 22· The constitution· WAEC

   A source of a constitution is

   • Apolitical party manifestos
   • Bjudicial precedents
   • Cnewspaper editorials
   • Dtrade union rules

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3. Question 23· 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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4. Question 24· The constitution· WAEC

   Entrenched clauses in a constitution are

   • Aprovisions that require special procedures to amend
   • Bclauses about foreign affairs
   • Claws made by courts
   • Dcustoms

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5. Question 25· The constitution· WAEC

   A constitution that is difficult to amend is described as

   • Arigid
   • Bflexible
   • Cunwritten
   • Dunitary

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6. Question 26· The constitution· WAEC

   Constitutional conventions are

   • Acourt judgements
   • Bwritten laws
   • Ccustoms and practices followed though not legally binding
   • Dbills awaiting passage

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7. Question 27· The constitution· WAEC

   Britain is said to have an unwritten constitution because

   • Ait has no laws
   • Bits rules are not contained in a single document
   • Cthe monarch writes all its laws
   • Dit uses only customary law

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8. Question 28· The constitution· JAMB

   A constitution may be amended by

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

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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· 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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11. Question 31· 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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