1. The characteristics of the Civil Servants which prevent its officers from addressing the press unless directed is known as ________

2. In the United States, what do they call by-election?

3. The media helps to enrich discourse on national issues through its

4. Undue political interference in the work of electoral management bodies in West Africa has the potential to

5. The official routine observed in carrying out functions in the civil service is commonly known as

6. ___ is the act of wearing campaign paraphernalia or carrying signs to a polling centre with the intent of influencing voters?

7. An electoral system which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is called?

8. Public opinion is the sum total of views and feelings of citizens on matters relating to

9. Which of the following electoral systems is ideal for a heterogeneous society?

10. An effective way of strengthening societal institutions is through the expression of ____________

11. The simple plurality electoral system is often criticized because _________

12. Recruitment and promotion of civil servants in Nigeria remain the responsibility of

13. The highest grade in the Civil Service is known as the …………

14. An electoral system in which the electorate elects a small group of people who in turn elects political office holders is known as

15. An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________

16. Which of the following is not a source of public opinion?

17. The act of removing an elected official by the electorate is referred to as

18. All of the following are examples of public corporation in Nigeria EXCEPT?

19. Public corporations in Nigeria are established through

20. The anonymity of a civil servant means that he

21. The primary essence of a public corporation is__________

22. Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

23. For an election to be fair and free Electoral Commission must be

24. The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

25. The Barclay’s Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970s for transacting business with …

26. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

27. Which of the following is a function of the Public Complaints Commission?

28. On which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting?

29. The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is the responsibility of the

30. A collection of reactions of the people on issues that affect them is referred to as

31. The Nigerian Public Complaints Commission as the Ombudsman suffers most from

32. A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office is ___ ?

33. The electoral system in which the winner should have more than all the votes of all the other contestants put together is called

34. Which state institution serves as a link between the government and the people?

35. The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

36. Which of the following factors limits the expression of public opinion?

37. Public corporations and parastatals are typically established by

38. A characteristic of public opinion is that it is

39. One of these is a major problem of the Nigerian civil service

40. The civil service cadre responsible for the general supervision and control of ministries is the

41. The media can best contribute to the democratic process of a country by

42. The body responsible for the execution of the policies of government is the ______

43. Public opinion is important in that, it ________

44. Public Corporations are referred to as statutory bodies because they are established by _________

45. Franchise can be described as the right to

46. The process of forming public opinion is known as

47. Which of these is a major challenge of public corporations in Nigeria?

48. A person who is denied the right to vote is described as

49. The electoral system used in Nigeria is primarily based on __________

50. If a winner emerges in an election as a result of his/her votes being more than the combined votes of the opposing contestants, what types of electoral system is being practised?

51. What is NOT a function of the civil service?

52. Elections plays a major role in the democratic process because, it

53. Opinion sampling may be necessary for the following reasons except________

54. Public opinion is a view that is

55. Lawyers recruited into the civil service belong to the

56. The removal of government direct control and monopoly in manufacturing and service sectors is called __________

57. The Electorate is defined as ________

58. Public opinion is formed through the following channels except

59. The process by which people vote to elect their representatives is called

60. Public opinion can be measured through all of the following except the?

61. Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation?

62. The Commission that examines complaints of civil wrongs committed by government employees is

63. Public corporations are struggling in the West African States as a result of

64. The productivity of public corporations is believed to be enhanced when there is

65. The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

66. Suffrage is also known as

67. Public corporation is a semi-independent statutory body established by

68. The office of the ombudsman is created to acts as

69. The type of election which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is _________

70. The electronic and print media makes their views heard on national issues through_______

71. In a democratic government, franchise is given to all_________

72. The system of voting on behalf of another person is known as

73. The anonymity of civil servants means that they should not be?

74. The class that controls and supervises the activities of the executive class in the civil service is?

75. Public corporations can be controlled by

76. Which of the following categories of people can vote in periodic elections?

77. The public Service Commission performs the following functions except

78. Which of the following options is the role of a newspaper in a state?

79. Which of the following is a civil/public servant?

80. The Public Service Commission deals with the

81. Representative governments around the world pay attention to public opinion because of the following factors except

82. A multi-member constituency is used to facilitate the operation of

83. The agency responsible for investigating allegations of maladministration and punishing offending career officers in the executive is the?

84. The needs of the citizen are made known to the government through ____?

85. As part of its constitutional mandate, the Public Service Commission operates to

86. Which of the following agencies helps the most in shaping public opinion?

87. Secret voting assists the voter in making a decision without

88. The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

89. What is referred to as the fourth estate of the realm?

90. In the proportional representation electoral system, seats in the legislature are allocated based on

91. The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of

92. One of the function of the electoral management body is to

93. Redtapism in the civil service refers to

94. Public corporations are established to

95. Which of the following statements about public corporation is not true?

96. The principle of civil service that guarantees the employment of public workers is

97. The main function of public opinion is to

98. An electoral system in which the winner must secure more than 50% of the vote is described as a/an

99. The institution established by the constitution to be responsible for recruiting personnel into the civil service is the ___________

100. The civil service in Nigeria operates under the principle of