JAMB Government 1978 Question 41

Question 41

Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

The idea of collective responsibility in the Executive branch of government means that

  1. A.no single member of the Executive can take any responsible decision
  2. B.a member of the Executive has no way out of decisions made in that body
  3. C.a member of the Executive cannot publicly criticise decisions collectively made without first resigning
  4. D.responsibility within the Executive is not unilateral
  5. E.Parliament must ratify Executive decision collectively reached
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Answer: C (a member of the Executive cannot publicly criticise decisions collectively made without first resigning)

Explanation

Under collective responsibility, all ministers must publicly support cabinet decisions; a minister who disagrees must resign before criticising them.