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This 2019 JAMB UTME Government set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample JAMB UTME Government 2019 questions

1. A constitution is described as written when its fundamental rules are primarily
  1. contained in an authoritative document or set of documents
  2. based solely on conventions that are not legally enforceable
  3. amended only through decisions of the head of state
  4. identical to the ordinary laws passed by local councils

Answer: A. contained in an authoritative document or set of documents

A written constitution records fundamental governmental rules in formal constitutional documents.

2. Where a law conflicts with the Nigerian Constitution, the Constitution provides that the conflicting law is
  1. automatically accepted if passed by a majority of legislators
  2. void to the extent of its inconsistency
  3. valid until the next general election
  4. binding only on citizens who voted against it

Answer: B. void to the extent of its inconsistency

Constitutional supremacy makes any other law void to the extent that it is inconsistent with the Constitution.

3. Which of the following is a central feature of the rule of law?
  1. Government officials are exempt from ordinary courts
  2. The executive may detain people without legal limits
  3. All persons are subject to the law and equal before it
  4. The legislature may punish citizens without a trial

Answer: C. All persons are subject to the law and equal before it

The rule of law requires equality before the law and rejects arbitrary government action.

4. The constitutional principle of checks and balances is intended to ensure that
  1. the judiciary controls all appointments to the legislature
  2. each arm of government performs the same functions
  3. the executive can dissolve courts whenever it disagrees with them
  4. each arm can restrain certain actions of the others within constitutional limits

Answer: D. each arm can restrain certain actions of the others within constitutional limits

Checks and balances allow each arm to limit particular powers of the others and reduce abuse.

5. In Nigeria's National Assembly, seats in the House of Representatives are allocated mainly on the basis of
  1. population, through constituencies drawn as nearly equal in population as practicable
  2. equal representation of every local government area
  3. the number of registered political parties in each state
  4. equal representation of the six geopolitical zones

Answer: A. population, through constituencies drawn as nearly equal in population as practicable

House constituencies are established with regard to population and are drawn to be as equal in population as practicable.

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