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JAMB Government 1981 Question 7

Question 7

Constitutions and Constitutionalism

Under the United States Constitution

  1. A.Congress is supreme
  2. B.the Supreme Court is dominant
  3. C.the Presidency is clearly superior in practice to the other two branches of government
  4. D.black Americans enjoy preferential treatment to compensate for past injustices
  5. E.no branch of government can function without co-operating with the others
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (no branch of government can function without co-operating with the others)

Explanation

The US system of checks and balances makes the branches depend on one another: Congress makes laws but the President signs them, and the President appoints judges but the Senate confirms them. No branch can work alone.