Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2017 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 1 NECO • 2017 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A 20‑year‑old resident wishes to (i) vote in the upcoming local council election, (ii) attend a public hearing on a proposed market relocation, and (iii) submit a petition to the state governor demanding the market remain. Which of these actions are explicitly guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, and which depend on subsidiary legislation? Justify your answer using the relevant constitutional sections (e.g., \(14\), \(39\), \(40\)).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. (i) is explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution; (ii) and (iii) are constitutionally protected but their actual exercise depends on subsidiary legislation.
B. (i) is guaranteed by subsidiary legislation; (ii) and (iii) are explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution.
C. (i) is not guaranteed by the Constitution; (ii) is explicitly guaranteed; (iii) depends on customary law.
D. (i) and (ii) are explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution; (iii) depends on subsidiary legislation.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
(i) is explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution; (ii) and (iii) are constitutionally protected but their actual exercise depends on subsidiary legislation.

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This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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