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JAMB Government 1992 Question 9

Question 9

Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that

  1. A.only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  2. B.a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  3. C.the prime minister can remove an erring minister
  4. D.no individual can be held responsible for government decisions.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (only ministers can be held responsible for errors)

Explanation

Individual ministerial responsibility means the minister, not the civil servants under him, answers to parliament for mistakes in his ministry and may have to resign.