JAMB and WAEC Government questions: The constitution

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1. Question 1· The constitution· WAEC

   Which of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?

   • ANigeria
   • BThe United States
   • CGhana
   • DThe United Kingdom

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2. Question 2· 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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3. Question 3· 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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4. Question 4· The constitution· WAEC

   The British constitution is largely

   • Aunwritten
   • Bwritten in one document
   • Crigid
   • Dfederal

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5. Question 5· The constitution· JAMB

   Conventions are

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

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6. Question 6· The constitution· WAEC

   A constitution is important because it

   • Aallows dictatorship
   • Breplaces elections
   • Cabolishes government
   • Ddefines the powers of government and the rights of citizens

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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· The constitution· WAEC

   Constitutionalism means

   • Ahaving a written constitution
   • Bamending the constitution often
   • Crule by the military
   • Dgovernment according to the rules of the constitution

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9. Question 9· The constitution· WAEC

   An unwritten constitution is one that

   • Ais secret
   • Bhas no rules at all
   • Cis written in many languages
   • Dis not contained in a single document

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10. Question 10· 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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11. Question 11· 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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12. Question 12· The constitution· WAEC

    Amending the Nigerian Constitution requires approval by two-thirds of the National Assembly and of

    • Athe President alone
    • Bthe Supreme Court
    • Cat least two-thirds of the State Houses of Assembly
    • Da national referendum in all cases

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13. Question 13· 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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14. Question 14· 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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15. Question 15· 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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16. Question 16· 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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17. Question 17· The constitution· WAEC

    In Britain, the monarch always assents to bills passed by Parliament, although no written law requires it. This practice is a

    • Adecree
    • Bstatute
    • Cjudicial precedent
    • Dconvention

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18. Question 18· The constitution· WAEC

    A constitution that can be amended only by a special procedure is

    • Aunwritten
    • Bflexible
    • Crigid
    • Dcustomary

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19. Question 19· The constitution· WAEC

    Amending Nigeria's constitution requires approval by two-thirds of the National Assembly and of the state Houses of Assembly. This makes it a

    • Arigid constitution
    • Bflexible constitution
    • Cunwritten constitution
    • Dcustomary constitution

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20. Question 20· 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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