WAEC Government 1994 Question 17

Question 17

Constitutions and Constitutionalism

A constitution that reviews body elected by members of the electorate is known as

  1. A.Constitutional Panel
  2. B.Constitution Drafting Committee
  3. C.Constituent Assembly
  4. D.House of Assembly
  5. E.Electoral College.
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Answer: C (Constituent Assembly)

Explanation

A constituent assembly is a body elected (wholly or partly) to debate, review and adopt a draft constitution, like Nigeria's 1977-78 and 1988-89 Constituent Assemblies.