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1. Question 121· 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 122· 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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3. Question 123· 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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4. Question 124· 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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5. Question 125· 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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6. Question 126· 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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7. Question 127· 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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8. Question 128· 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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9. Question 129· 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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10. Question 130· 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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11. Question 131· 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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12. Question 132· 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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13. Question 133· 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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14. Question 134· 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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15. Question 135· 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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16. Question 136· 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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17. Question 137· 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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18. Question 138· 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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19. Question 139· 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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20. Question 140· 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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