The Second Republic
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The challenges and achievements of the Second Republic.
- Evaluate the challenges and achievements of the Second Republic.
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- Practice question 1
The 1979 presidential election's disputed application of the geographic-spread requirement, generally remembered through the '12-2/3' controversy, illustrates the broader challenge of
- A.Applying new constitutional rules to a complex, ethnically diverse federation
- B.A constitution with no meaningful electoral requirements of any kind
- C.A system with no history of electoral controversy
- D.Complete public indifference to electoral outcomes
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A. Applying new constitutional rules to a complex, ethnically diverse federation
This controversy illustrates the broader challenge of applying new constitutional rules to a diverse federation.
- Practice question 2
Shehu Shagari, the Second Republic's president, is generally known by his fuller name, Shehu Usman Aliyu
- A.Azikiwe
- B.Awolowo
- C.Balewa
- D.Shagari
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D. Shagari
This president is generally known by his fuller name, Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari.
- Practice question 3
In the 1983 general elections, the ruling National Party of Nigeria achieved a broad electoral sweep sometimes described by observers as a
- A.Narrow, closely contested result
- B.Total defeat with no seats won
- C.Landslide victory across many states
- D.Complete boycott with no results
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C. Landslide victory across many states
This achievement is sometimes described by observers as a landslide victory across many states.
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