9 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
A good example of a country having unwritten constitution is
Answer: C (Britain)
Britain's constitution is not contained in a single written document.
A constitution that can be amended with ease is termed
Answer: C (a flexible constitution)
A flexible constitution can be changed by the ordinary law-making process.
A constitution that is very difficult to amend is known as
Answer: D (a rigid constitution)
A rigid constitution needs a special, difficult procedure to amend.
Which of the following constitution is wholly written?
Answer: A (Written constitution)
A written constitution is set out in one formal document.
The 1979 Nigerian constitution has the following features except
Answer: C (it was a flexible constitution)
The 1979 constitution was federal, written and rigid; it was not flexible.
Ordinary act of parliament can change
Answer: B (a flexible constitution)
A flexible constitution can be amended by an ordinary act of parliament.
Which of these countries has a federal constitution?
Answer: D (All of the above.)
Brazil, Switzerland and Australia are all federations.
Nigeria started as a federation of
Answer: A (three regions)
The 1954 Lyttelton constitution made Nigeria a federation of three regions: North, West and East.
Which of these is not one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria?
Answer: B (Ijaw)
The three major ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo; Ijaw is a large minority group.