JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Processes of legislation

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1. Question 21· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   An Act of the National Assembly is a

   • Acourt judgement
   • Bbill under debate
   • Claw passed by the National Assembly and assented to
   • Dpresidential order

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2. Question 22· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   At the first reading of a bill in the legislature, the bill is

   • Adebated in detail
   • Bformally introduced
   • Csent for assent
   • Dvoted into law

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3. Question 23· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   The power of the president to refuse assent to a bill is called the

   • Awhip
   • Bquorum
   • Cfilibuster
   • Dveto

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4. Question 24· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill passed by Nigeria's National Assembly becomes law when

   • Athe state governors approve it
   • Bthe Chief Justice signs it
   • Cit has been read once
   • Dthe President assents to it, or both houses override his veto by a two-thirds majority

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5. Question 25· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   During the committee stage, a bill is

   • Awithdrawn automatically
   • Bintroduced for the first time
   • Csigned into law
   • Dexamined clause by clause and may be amended

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6. Question 26· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   The minimum number of members that must be present for a legislature to conduct business is the

   • Acaucus
   • Bmajority
   • Cquorum
   • Dwhip

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7. Question 27· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill becomes an Act after it has been

   • Apassed by the legislature and assented to by the executive
   • Bdebated by the press
   • Capproved by the judiciary
   • Ddiscussed by political parties

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8. Question 28· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   The stage of law-making at which a bill is examined clause by clause is the

   • Acommittee stage
   • Bfirst reading
   • Creport stage only
   • Dpresidential assent

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9. Question 29· Processes of legislation· JAMB

   The Nigerian Senate has 109 members because

   • Athe president appoints nine senators
   • Beach state elects four senators
   • Cseats are shared by population
   • Deach of the 36 states elects three senators and the FCT elects one

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