WAEC - Government (2007)

  • 1
    Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Implementation and adjudication of laws
  • 2
    Which of the following is not an aim for the existence of a State?
    Odpověď
    (D)
    Promotion of a common lingua franca
  • 3
    Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as
    Odpověď
    (D)
    traditional authority
  • 4
    Which of the following is not a legitimate government ?
    Odpověď
    (C)
    Military government
  • 5
    The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was
    Odpověď
    (B)
    Jean Bodin
  • 6
    Political sovereignty belongs to the
    Odpověď
    (B)
    people
  • 7
    Direct democracy emanated from the
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Greeks
  • 8
    Production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the State in
    Odpověď
    (C)
    socialism
  • 9
    The two major factors that contributed to the development of capitalism were
    Odpověď
    (C)
    the theory of individual Rights and the Industrial Revolution in Britain
  • 10
    Which of the following is a feature of capitalism?
    Odpověď
    (C)
    Maximization of profit
  • 11
    In a capitalist state, the society is polarized into the
    Odpověď
    (C)
    bourgeoise and the proletariat
  • 12
    A system of government in which political leadership is based on land ownership is
    Odpověď
    (B)
    feudalism
  • 13
    The highest Stage of socialism is
    Odpověď
    (C)
    communism
  • 14
    Communism was popularized by
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels
  • 15
    A classless society is obtainable in
    Odpověď
    (A)
    communism
  • 16
    The Fascist State in Europe was
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Italy
  • 17
    Communalism ensures that everybody within the society is provided
    Odpověď
    (D)
    a land to farm
  • 18
    The political way of life which is developed by the society is referred to as
    Odpověď
    (D)
    political socialization
  • 19
    Fundamental Human Right can be defined as
    Odpověď
    (A)
    freedoms enshrined in the constitution
  • 20
    A system of government that is made up of elected people is referred to as
    Odpověď
    (A)
    representatative government
  • 21
    Which of the following is a benefit of the principle of checks and balances?
    Odpověď
    (D)
    prevents domination of one organ of government by another
  • 22
    Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government
    Odpověď
    (A)
    The existence of functional political parties
  • 23
    Devolution of power is associated with a
    Odpověď
    (A)
    decentralized political system
  • 24
    The degree of centralization is high in a
    Odpověď
    (A)
    unitary system of government
  • 25
    One feature of a Unitary State is
    Odpověď
    (C)
    absence of constitutional division of power to the units
  • 26
    A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is
    Odpověď
    (A)
    federal
  • 27
    A characteristic of the parliamentary system is that
    Odpověď
    (A)
    separation of poweris not strictly observed
  • 28
    In a confederal, each of the component states is
    Odpověď
    (C)
    virtually sovereign
  • 29
    Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government?
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Senegal and The Gambia
  • 30
    The type of government where the central authority is superior to the component authorities is a
    Odpověď
    (D)
    federal system of government
  • 31
    The Exclusive List in a federal system state includes
    Odpověď
    (C)
    defence
  • 32
    The primary function of the judiciary is to
    Odpověď
    (C)
    interpret laws
  • 33
    Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's
    Odpověď
    (A)
    duties
  • 34
    Establishment of an independent judiciary is a way of safeguarding citizens'
    Odpověď
    (A)
    rights
  • 35
    An organized group that seek the power in a state is a
    Odpověď
    (C)
    political party
  • 36
    A one - party system is common to
    Odpověď
    (C)
    totalitarian government
  • 37
    A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as
    Odpověď
    (D)
    national government
  • 38
    Disenfranchisement means
    Odpověď
    (C)
    to be disqualified from voting
  • 39
    Which of the following is a major feature of an Electoral Commission?
    Odpověď
    (D)
    Political neutrality
  • 40
    A popular British colonial system of administration in the protectorates in West Africa was
    Odpověď
    (D)
    Indirect rule
  • 41
    The introduction of elective principle in colonial West Africa allowed
    Odpověď
    (A)
    Africans to be elected into the Legislative Councils
  • 42
    The political parties that were established in West African between 1945 and 1965 fought for
    Odpověď
    (B)
    political independence
  • 43
    The first military d'etat in West Africa was staged in
    Odpověď
    (C)
    Togo
  • 44
    One of the defect of military government is
    Odpověď
    (C)
    abuse of Human Rights
  • 45
    The major defect of foreign policy in West Africa is
    Odpověď
    (D)
    poor leadership