2004 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 5

One of the sources of a constitution is common law

Other are:

1. Legislature

2. Judicial precedent

3. Conventions

4. Charter

5. Usages

6. Constitutional

Independence of the judiciary is pertinent because it accords the judiciary the power to enable the judges to try and decide cases without bias.

It also enables the judges to:

1. Interpret and defend the constitution of the land, without fear and favour.

2. To prevent it from being controlled by other organs of government.

3. To ensure and protect civil liberties and rights of the citizens

4. To settle disputes between the executive and legislature efficiently

5. To be able to punish the law breakers accordingly.

6. To guide and protect the constitution properly.

In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the electorate

In the Second Republic,the ruling National Party of Nigeria formed an alliance with the Nigeria People's Party (NPP).

That was popularly known as NPN-NPP Accord.

Government-owned companies operating in the economic sector are referred to as public enterprises.

The body responsible for running the personal affairs of senior local government staff in Nigeria is the Local Government Service Commission

The 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria transformed the relationship between states and local governments into one of partnership and co-operation

The difference between commercialized and privatized companies is that in the former public ownership is dominant

The immediate cause of the January 15 1966 military coup in Nigeria was the election crisis in the Western Region

The relationship between the tiers of government in Nigeria can be described as one of co-ordinate and independent jurisdiction.