Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government?

A. ministers are usually members of parliament

B. the Prime Minister is politically responsible to the parliament

C. the Head of State is the most powerful organ of government

D. the Head of Governmentmay advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament

E. the Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government

Capitalism is an economic system in which

A. the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled

B. private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises

C. accumulation of private property is forbidden

D. the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

E. all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good

The process of depriving person of the right of voting is called

A. Enfranchisement

B. Disqualification

C. Dismissal

D. Prohibition

E. Disenfranchisement

Bicameralism refers to

A. a one chamber legislature

B. the process of voting in the legislature

C. the upper chamber in a legislature

D. a two chamber legislature

E. legislatures in all sovereign states

The principle of, the separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work

A. separately

B. independently and co-operatively

C. against one another

D. reluctantly and gradually for the executive

E. together in the interest of other nations

The main function of the judiciary is to

A. serve as the watch-dog of the executive

B. enact laws

C. execute the laws of the land

D. interpret the laws

E. protect the interest of accused persons

A totalitarian government is

A. government that aspires to control every aspect of a citizens life

B. a government of the people by the people, and for the people

C. a government masses

D. a weak government

E. controlled by the rich

An unwritten constitution operates in

A. Guinea

B. USA

C. Great Britain

D. China

E. Nigeira

A sovereign state is one

A. whose constitution can only be changed by a military government

B. where its citizens can speak without fear or favour

C. in which sovereignty is invested in the military

D. whose citizens are free to evade responsibility

E. whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference

Representative Democracy is best characterized by

A. free elections and proper register of voters

B. proper constitutencies and a real choice of candidates

C. a politically educated electorate

D. representation only for the poor

E. rule by the interest groups