Author Question: To be elected president in Nigeria's Second Republic, a candidate not only had to win a plurality of ... (Read 88 times)

Mimi · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

To be elected president in Nigeria's Second Republic, a candidate not only had to win a plurality of the popular vote but also

a. win a plurality in most states.
b. win approval from most legislators.
c. be endorsed by a majority of the state governors.
d. win a fourth of the popular vote in at least two-thirds of the states.
e. win a run-off election between the top two vote getters.

Question 2

The popularly elected president in Nigeria's Second Republic was intended to

a. create a nationally unifying official.
b. prevent the obscure complication of an Electoral College.
c. be popular enough to rule by decree when necessary.
d. become a figurehead symbol (not a real power) in Nigerian politics.
e. provide a Muslim leader for the whole country.