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The provision that a successful candidate for president must win at least a quarter of the vote in most states is designed to


A) ensure a basis of nation-wide support for an elected president.
B) guarantee that candidates will campaign in most states.
C) force candidates to deal with national, not local, issues.
D) provide more opportunities for "chop-chop" deal making.
E) increase voter turnout.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The federally-run Delta steel complex in Aladja is an example of a(n)


A) social movement.
B) multinational corporation.
C) conditionality.
D) oya.
E) parastatal.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Has globalization and the imposition of World Bank and International Monetary Fund conditionalities been a good thing or a bad thing for Nigeria? Why?

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Approximately __________ percent of Nigerian children do not live to see age five.

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Nigerian federalism has impeded the establishment of democracy because


A) it has separated national from local politics.
B) it has reinforced ethnic cleavages.
C) it has given more of the important cultural/linguistic groups a home "territory".
D) local elections have preceded national elections.
E) government services are delivered more efficiently.

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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After initial struggles, what event signified the end of the First Republic in Nigeria?


A) The president was assassinated.
B) The prime minister was assassinated.
C) The king returned and took control.
D) The military staged a coup.
E) The First Republic still exists today.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Would Nigeria be helped or hindered by a stronger centralized government? Has federalism been a necessary part of Nigeria's government or a hindrance that has prevented the country from flourishing?

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Biafra was


A) a political party organized by Yoruba politicians.
B) the practice followed by elected officials of naming people from their home villages to government jobs.
C) the original capital of Nigeria.
D) a fortified Muslim city at the heart of the resistance to the First Republic.
E) the secessionist state during the civil war.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following explains why Nigeria's economy is, and has been for a while, in shambles?


A) Corruption
B) Mismanagement by the government
C) The fluctuations in oil prices
D) Reliance on importing food, foreign investment and manufactured goods
E) All of the above are true.

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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General Babangida, one of Nigeria's military dictators, endorsed what he called the custodial theory, which held that


A) whoever is in charge must clean up the mess of the previous administration.
B) corruption must be ended before civilian rule can resume.
C) military government must be temporary and only to prepare for a return to civilian rule.
D) opponents of the military regime must be "cleaned out" and imprisoned or executed.
E) prisoners should be used to clean government buildings as part of their punishment.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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Christians in Nigeria are primarily found among the


A) Hausa.
B) Igbo.
C) Hausa and Igbo.
D) Hausa and Yoruba.
E) Igbo and Yoruba.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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British colonial rule introduced


A) a series of changes to undevelop Nigeria.
B) the idea of "cash crops."
C) a single Nigerian colony.
D) Options A, B, and C are true.
E) None of the above is true.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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__________ was the secessionist state founded at the beginning of the civil war.

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Why has Nigeria had so much trouble defeating Boko Haram and other identity based groups?

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The primary mode of nonelectoral political participation in Nigeria is


A) violent conflict.
B) large-scale protests and strikes.
C) making strategic political contributions.
D) membership in a union.
E) participation in a patron-client relationship.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Of the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, which group is the largest?


A) Yoruba
B) Igbo
C) Hausa-Fulani
D) Zulu
E) Dinka

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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In Nigeria, ethnic and religious cleavages


A) usually cancel each other out.
B) promote neighborly interactions.
C) play a major role in grassroots politics but are of little importance in elite politics.
D) are overwhelmed by economic issues.
E) generally coincide with geographic cleavages.

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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What is the name of the current Nigerian president?


A) Olusegun Obasanjo
B) Sani Abacha
C) Muhammadu Buhari
D) Umaru Yar'Adua
E) Boko Harim

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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