LAW 243 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 EXAMINATION

                                                          

                                                             National Open University of Nigeria

                                                      14-16 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island Lagos 

                                                                         SCHOOL OF LAW

                                                        OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: LAW 243

COURSE TITLE: CONSTITUITONAL LAW 1

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER THREE QUESTIONS

1. “FEDERALISM is an arrangement whereby powers of government within a country are shared 

between national, contry-wide government and a number of regionalized(territorially localized) 

government in such a way tha each exists as a government separately and independently from the 

other operating directly on persons and property within its territorial area, with a will of its own and 

apparatus for the conduct of its affairs and with some authority in some matters exclusive of all others.

Federalism is thus essentially an arrangement between governments, a constitutional device by which

 powers within a country are shared among ties of government, rather than among geographical 

entities comprising different peoples” – professor ben Nwabueze. Discuss

2. a constitution is “ the whole system of government of a country, the collection of rules  which establish and regulate or govern the government”. Professor K.C wheare discuss

3. A.V. Dicey’s proclamations of political philosophers. Despite this challenge, dicey’s view of rule of law remains influential discuss

4. it is doubtful whether the principle of separation of powers can br fully adopted in a modern 

government in view of the cooperation between the arms of government necessary for the national 

development. Discuss  this statement an its application in the UK system of government and the 

Nigerian system 

5. discuss constitutional supremacy and parliamentary supremacy 

6. A discuss the 1963 and the 1979 constitutions of Nigeria 

b. discuss written and unwritten constitution presidential and parliamentary system, rigid and flexible constitution


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