Government 2008 Jamb Examination

Mozambique was never colonized by Britain; it was colonized by Portugal, yet it joined the Commonwealth in 1995.

OPEC was founded in 1960 at a conference in Baghdad by five oil-producing countries: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

ECOWAS has made its greatest progress in peacekeeping and conflict resolution, particularly through ECOMOG in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The UN has carried out peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia.

The Assembly of Heads of State and Government was the supreme and main decision-making organ of the defunct OAU.

The civil service is based on the merit system, where appointments and promotions are determined by qualifications and competence rather than favoritism.

The merit system is fundamental to the civil service, ensuring impartial recruitment and efficiency.

Oligarchy, the rule of a few elites in their own interest, is regarded as a perverted form of democracy.

Britain operates an unwritten constitution based on conventions, judicial decisions, and statutes, rather than a single codified document.

Fascist states are characterized by a one-party system that controls all aspects of political and social life.