POL121 Tma Solutions
1. Which of the following options is not a constitutional tradition in African politics?
The pre-colonial African constitutionalism
The constitutional system of Indirect Rule
The western model of liberal democracy
—>> None of the above
2. It is difficult to achieve _____ in Africa due to multiplicity of ethnic groups
—>> National consciousness
National liberty
National competition
National control
3. _____ refers to a situation where an individual seeks a patron and leans on him in order to benefit from the privileges of the upper class
Positivism
Patronism
—>> Prebendalism
Privilegism
4. In his study of political parties in French West Africa, Morgenthau made a distinction between ____________ and ______________ parties
Social / Media
—>> Patron / Mass
Mass / Media
Patron / Social
5. It is difficult to measure legitimacy in Africa because
Rules governing electoral competition are not followed
Elections are hardly free and fair
Welfare of the people are not guaranteed
—>> All of the above
6. According to ______, primitive accumulation refers to acquiring wealth in excess of what is reasonably justifiable
—>> Karl Marx
Aristotle
F. S. Northedge
J. F. Kennedy
7. Which of the following African leaders was infamously reputed to be richer than his country?
Patrice Lumumba
—>> Mobutu Sese Seko
Anthony Enahoro
Kenneth Kaunda
8. ____ is the umbrella word for describing certain behaviours such as the diversion of state resources meant for development to serve the private interests of political leadership
Contraption
—>> Corruption
Combustion
Convolution
9. African politics is studied within the context of combination of ______ and _______
—>> African traditionalism / Western liberalism
African liberalism / Western traditionalism
Western traditionalism / African liberalism
African liberalism / African traditionalism
10. According to _______, corruption is the the abuse, misuse and disuse of power
Hans Morgenthau
—>> Obafemi Awolowo
Jeremy Bentham
None of the above
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