In party politics, a political ideology is:

the body of ideas about how society should be ordered for which a party stands

the process by which a party selects its own candidate for a coming election

a meeting of a party's leading members to settle policy or to choose candidates

the published statement of what a party promises to do if it is voted into power

In foreign relations, non-alignment is:

the refusal to take sides with either bloc in a contest between the great powers

the conduct of relations between states through negotiation by accredited representatives

the highest-ranking representative one state sends to reside in another

the formal ending of official dealings between two states

In the running of public enterprises, deregulation is:

the removal of official controls so that private firms may compete in a sector

the requirement that a public enterprise meet its costs out of its own revenue

money voted by government to meet the running costs of a public enterprise

the transfer of a public enterprise into private ownership

In the United Nations, a peacekeeping force is:

a body of troops sent with consent to supervise a truce between former combatants

the organ charged with keeping international peace, in which five members hold a veto

the organ in which every member state is represented and has one vote

the power of a permanent member to block a substantive decision of the Security Council

In party politics, a party manifesto is:

the published statement of what a party promises to do if it is voted into power

the body of ideas about how society should be ordered for which a party stands

the requirement that members vote in the way the party has agreed

a meeting of a party's leading members to settle policy or to choose candidates

In the United Nations, the Security Council is:

the organ charged with keeping international peace, in which five members hold a veto

the power of a permanent member to block a substantive decision of the Security Council

the organ that settles legal disputes brought before it by states

a body of troops sent with consent to supervise a truce between former combatants

A professional body is:

an association that regulates entry to a calling and defends the interests of its practitioners

an organised body that seeks to influence government policy without seeking office for itself

the deliberate and open refusal to obey a law that is regarded as unjust

the withdrawal of labour by which a union presses a demand on an employer or a government

A confederation differs from a federation in that in a confederation

component units retain the right to secede

the central government is stronger

states have no government of their own

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1. In party politics, a political ideology is:

1. In party politics, a political ideology is:

2. Which term describes a body appointed to run a council pending the holding of an election?

3. In foreign relations, non-alignment is:

4. In the running of public enterprises, deregulation is:

5. In the United Nations, a peacekeeping force is:

6. Which is a law-making body made up of two separate chambers?

7. In party politics, a party manifesto is:

8. Nigeria became a republic in

9. Which term describes the direct approach to legislators in order to persuade them to a particular view?

10. Which institution is the chamber of the federal legislature in which every state is equally represented?

11. In the United Nations, the Security Council is:

12. Which institution is the legislature of one of the states of the federation?

13. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

14. Which term describes money voted by government to meet the running costs of a public enterprise?

15. Which term describes the share of national revenue paid to a local council as of right?

16. Which term describes the money a council raises for itself from rates, fees and licences?

17. Which term describes rule by a class regarded as the best born or the best qualified to govern?

18. The principle that civil servants remain in office when governments change is called

19. A professional body is:

20. A confederation differs from a federation in that in a confederation

21. Which was the party formed in 1944 as a federation of unions, associations and clubs?

22. Which term describes the elected representative of a ward on a local government council?

23. Which term describes the list of matters on which only the federal legislature may make law?

24. In elections, the delimitation of constituencies is:

25. In the nationalist period, nationalism was:

26. Which term describes the conduct of official business by rule rather than by personal preference or favour?

27. Which term describes the aims a constitution sets for the state which the courts do not enforce?

28. Which term describes the failure of qualified electors to take any part in an election?

29. In the study of citizenship, renunciation is:

30. Which term describes the list of matters on which the federal and the state legislatures may both make law?

31. Which term describes the French policy of ruling through existing institutions while keeping the two peoples distinct?

32. Which term describes the deliberate and open refusal to obey a law that is regarded as unjust?

33. A trade union is:

34. In pre-colonial Nigeria, which was the title of the ruler of a Hausa-Fulani emirate?

35. In pre-colonial Nigeria, the age grade was:

36. Which term describes the exemption of an accredited representative from the jurisdiction of the host state's courts?

37. Which term describes the body charged with organising and supervising elections?

38. Which was the association that took this name in 1936 and carried nationalist activity beyond Lagos?

39. Under colonial rule, a Resident was:

40. In the United Nations, which is the specialised agency concerned with education, science and culture?

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