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111.

The origin of the constitutional governments can be traced back to:

A.	The ancient Greek times	B.	The beginning of the twentieth century
C.	Middle-ages	D.	Eighteenth century

112.

Which one of the following philosophers made contribution to the development of constitutionalism?

A.	Aristotle	B.	Plato
C.	Marsiglio of Padua	D.	All the above

113.

The main contribution of the Romans to the development of constitutional rule was:

A.	The principle of the divine right of the king	B.	Independence of judiciary
C.	The principle that people alone are the source of all laws	D.	None of the above

114.

Which one of the following medieval movement contributed to the growth of constitutional government?

A.	The Chartist Movement	B.	The Councillor Movement
C.	The Trade Union Movement	D.	All the above movements

115.

The Constitutionalism suffered a great setback as a result of:

A.	Glorious Revolution	B.	Renaissance Movement
C.	American War of Independence	D.	The French Revolution of 1789

116.

Britain came to have constitutional government by:

A.	The end of seventeenth century	B.	The close of the nineteenth century
C.	The beginning of the present century	D.	The end of eighteenth century

117.

Which one of the following is a prerequisite of a constitutional government?

A.	Desire to preserve stability of political community	B.	Desire for liberty combined with limitation of authority
C.	Desire for justice through general and equal application of laws	D.	All the above

118.

Which one of the following statements gives a correct definition of a constitution?

A.	The rule and procedures concerning the relationships among the structures of Government and their principal powers and functions	B.	A fundamental statement of laws governing the citizens's political rights, the political institutions, their functions and their relationships within a particular political community
C.	A primary source of constitutional law, which serves as a guide for the decisions of the courts of law which interpret the rules	D.	The ordering of political processes and institutions on the basic of a document that lays down the pattern of formal political institutions and embodies the basic political norms of a society

119.

Supremacy of Constitution which is one of the essential eatures of a federal governemtn means:

A.	The Constitution is above the states	B.	The Constitution is above the Centre
C.	The Constitution is above ordinary laws of land	D.	The Constitution is above all institutions, civil servants and citizens

120.

A written constitution is one:

A.	In which most, but not all, of the provisions are unwritten	B.	In which most of the provisions are written
C.	In which more than half of the provisions are written	D.	Which is completely written