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Difficulty: EasyThe Clifford Constitution of 1922 and Elective Principle

Match each administrative region or advisory body under the Clifford Constitution of 1922 on the left with its precise constitutional status or legislative representation on the right.

  • Lagos Electoral DistrictAllocated three elected seats in the Legislative Council for qualified male residents
  • Calabar Electoral DistrictAllocated one elected seat in the Legislative Council for qualified male residents
  • Northern ProvincesExcluded from the jurisdiction of the Legislative Council, remaining governed by proclamations of the Governor
  • Executive CouncilComposed exclusively of British colonial officials with no elected African members

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Lagos Electoral District matches with being allocated three elected seats; Calabar Electoral District matches with being allocated one elected seat; Northern Provinces match with being excluded from Legislative Council jurisdiction and ruled by governor proclamations; Executive Council matches with being composed exclusively of British colonial officials without elective representation.
The 1922 Clifford Constitution introduced the elective principle for the first time in British West Africa, granting four elected seats in the Legislative Council (3 for Lagos and 1 for Calabar). However, the Northern Provinces remained outside the Council's legislative scope, and the Executive Council remained entirely appointive and British-dominated.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the distribution of the four elected seats introduced by the elective principle in 1922.
Lagos received 3 elected seats and Calabar received 1 elected seat.
The elective principle applied only to these two coastal cities where adult males earning at least £100 per annum could vote.
2
Determine the territorial jurisdiction of the 1922 Legislative Council.
The Northern Provinces were excluded from legislative council jurisdiction.
Laws for the Northern region were enacted directly through proclamations issued by the Governor.
3
Examine the composition of the Executive Council under the 1922 constitution.
The Executive Council was completely non-elective and made up of senior British officials.
The elective principle was restricted to the Legislative Council and did not extend to executive decision-making organs.

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Clifford Constitution of 1922 Elective Scope and Territorial Limits
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