JAMB Government 2020 Objective — Question 16

Question 16 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A system in which the person who exercises the real executive powers in a state doubles as a law-maker is

A. monarchy
B. diarchy
C. parliamentarianismCorrect
D. presidentialism

Explanation

In parliamentarianism (parliamentary system), the executive (Prime Minister and cabinet) are also members of the legislature, thus doubling as law-makers.

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