TERM 2 GOVT- WEEK 6 CLASS WORK

A distinctive feature of a presidential system of Government is the

• existence of of two political parties.

• existence of a ceremonial head head who is different from the executive haed.

• fusion of ceremonial and executive powers.

• existence of a legislature.

In a parliamentary system of government, the head of government is usually the

• Chancellor.

• Prime minister.

• Lord Chancellor.

• President/Monarch.

A constitution of any country is basically

• a mere piece of document.

• a document stating what the leaders to do.

• a basic law of the local government.

• a guide on how the country is to be governed.

There are various sources of a constitution, pick any TWO correct sources of a constitution from the following options

• Statutes or Acts of Parliament.

• Manuscript.

• Archive.

• Customs and Traditions.

When a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

• written.

• rigid.

• unitary.

• unwritten.

In a federal constitution, legislative powers that are shared by TWO levels of government are referred to as

• federal.

• residual.

• concurrent.

• exclusive.

A constitution is classified as UNWRITTEN because

• its fundamental principles are not contained in a single document.

• it is used by Britain.

• its basic principles and doctrines are not written down.

• it is not a reliable source of law.

Nigeria is in its ______ republic.

Based on form of government, system of government and constitution type, Nigeria operates a

• Republican-indirect democracy.

• Federal-written constitution.

• Unitary-Socialist state.

• Presidential system of government.

The principle that prescribes the existence of TWO levels of government in any given state is

• democracy.

• nationalism.

• federalism.

• parliamentarism.