The Nigerian federal system is modeled after which country’s federal structure?

Source: JAMB · 2024

The Nigerian federal system is modeled after which country’s federal structure?

  1. United States ✓
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. China
Explanation

Nigeria copied the American federal system with power shared between federal and state governments.

The UK has a unitary system, not federal. France and China also have centralized governments.

Like America, Nigeria has a president, two-house legislature, and independent states.

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