Nigerian Government Structure and Functions

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Who nominates and can also remove judges of the superior court?

  • The president
  • The legislature
  • The executive (correct)
  • The judiciary

What function does CHRAJ, an executive instrument, perform according to the text?

  • National security functions
  • Executive oversight functions
  • Quasi-judicial functions (correct)
  • Legislative functions

Which author provided theoretical foundations for the principle of the rule of law in his work 'Lex, Rex'?

  • Montesquieu
  • Albert Venn Dicey
  • Norman Conquest
  • Samuel Rutherford (correct)

What did Montesquieu recognize as an organ of government, unlike Locke?

<p>Judiciary (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the essential condition for the rule of law in a modern society and democratic government?

<p>Independent judiciary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Henderson, the legal historian, emphasize as a necessary condition for the rule of law in a modern society?

<p>Independence of judges (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Montesquieu's observation about 'the monopoly of power' lead people to describe?

<p>Dictatorship or tyranny (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the President and parliament?

<p>The President is not a part of parliament but is expected to give a yearly sessional address. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the judiciary depend on parliament?

<p>Parliament controls the release of money to the judiciary through appropriation acts. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the judiciary's role in lawmaking?

<p>The judiciary can declare acts unconstitutional through case laws. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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