JAMB Government 1993 Question 4

Question 4

Federal, Unitary and Confederal Systems

Ultimate power in a confederal state is

  1. A.concentrated in the central government
  2. B.constitutionally divided between the centre and the units
  3. C.exercised by the larger units
  4. D.vested in the constituent units.
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Answer: D (vested in the constituent units.)

Explanation

In a confederation the member states keep their sovereignty and the centre only has the powers they lend it.