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constitution and constitutional government Mcqs

1. The concept of constitution in the modern sense first originated in: _________?
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A. Switzerland

B. Britain

C. U.S.A.

D. Japan

2. A written constitution is one: _________________________?
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A. Which is completely written

B. In which most of the provisions are written

C. In which most, but not all, of the provisions are unwritten

D. In which more than half of the provisions are written

3. Which one of the following medieval movement contributed to the growth of constitutional government?
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A. The Trade Union Movement

B. All the above movements

C. The Councillor Movement

D. The Chartist Movement

4. Constitutional government is often regarded as synonymous with: ___________?
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A. Military Dictatorship

B. Democracy

C. Republican System of Government

D. Absolute Monarchy

5. In a constitutional monarchy the real power is enjoyed by the __________?
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A. The majority party

B. The council of ministers

C. Electorate

D. King

6. Which one of the following is not a merit of unwritten constitution?
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A. The flexibility of unwritten constitution prevents revolutions

B. An unwritten constitution makes adjustment in the relations of various organs of government easy

C. An unwritten constitution has the quality of elasticity and adaptability

D. An unwritten constitutions is rigid and hence not suited to deal with the emergencies

7. Britain came to have constitutional government by: ___________?
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A. The close of the nineteenth century

B. The beginning of the present century

C. The end of seventeenth century

D. The end of eighteenth century

8. Which one of the following countries possesses an evolved constitution?
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A. Switzerland

B. Britain

C. Al the above countries

D. U.S.A.

9. The system of decentralisation of powers is found in: _________?
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A. German Democratic Republic

B. U.S.A.

C. U.S.S.R.

D. None of the above

10. Which one of the following statements gives a correct definition of a constitution?
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A. The ordering of political processes and institutions on the basic of a document that lays down the pattern of formal political institutions and embodies the basic political norms of a society

B. The rule and procedures concerning the relationships among the structures of Government and their principal powers and functions

C. A fundamental statement of laws governing the citizenss political rights, the political institutions, their functions and their relationships within a particular political community

D. A primary source of constitutional law, which serves as a guide for the decisions of the courts of law which interpret the rules

11. An unwritten constitution is creation of: __________?
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A. Customs and usages

B. King

C. Parliament

D. None of the above

12. Conventions and Customs play more prominent role in a country with ___________?
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A. An unwritten constitution

B. None of the above

C. No constitution

D. A written constitution

13. The term constitution in the modern sense was for the first time used in ____________?
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