WAEC - Government (2003)
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Government as an institution of the state refers to the
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legislature , the executive and the judiciary
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legitimate right to be obeyed
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legitimate right to be obeyed
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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of
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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of
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The purpose of Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers is to
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prevent tyranny by the government
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The concept of sovereignty was first introduced into political terminology in 1576 by
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Power is different from authority because power lacks
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Oligarchy implies rulership by
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a few powerful individuals
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authoritarian and totalitarain
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Freedom to act as one pleases but within the law is described as
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A written constitution should have
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the principle of judicial interpretation
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A written constitution should have
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the principle of judicial interpretation
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A written constitution should have
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the principle of judicial interpretation
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A written constitution should have
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the principle of judicial interpretation
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Checks and balances violate the principle of
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In a constitutional monarchy, the Head of State performs mainly
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If a member of the legislature is appointed a minister, he forfeits his seat in the legislature, This is a feature of the
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presidential system of governmnet
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Which of the following statements about the presidential system is false?
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Existence of official opposition
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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form
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Which of the following is an indirect form of election?
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Franchise owes its evolution to the
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development of representative government
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One of the main functions of an election is
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legitimization of the goverment
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Which of the following factors limits universal adult suffrage?
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The manifesto of a political party is a document which outlines
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A system in which two or more political parties form the government is called
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Red tapism can be explained as
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the rigid dependence on routine by civil servants
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The major objectives of a pressure groups is to
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influence policies of government
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Which of the following agents of public opinion is the most widespread?
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A statutory corporation is under the supervision of
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One of the functions of local government is to
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The law-making body in Nigeria is called the
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The independence of the Judiciary is meant to
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safeguard the liberties of individuals
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An institution which seeks to redress people's grievances against abuse of administrative power is the
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Which of the following was not a feature of assimilation policy?
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Use of traditional rulers
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Two-party system of government enables the electorate to
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choose freely between alternatives
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Nigeria was a federal state under the constitution of 1954 because the constitution provided for
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a division of functions between the centre and the component states
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All of the following were a demands made by the National Congress of British West Africa from the colonial government except the
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appointment of an African as a governor in each of the British colonial territories
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The responsibilities of dividing a country into constituencies and accepting the nomination of candidates for elections are shouldered by the
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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were
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assimilation and association
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The Loi cadre was passed in
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A benefit which a country seeks to achieve in her relations with other nations is called
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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called the
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United Nations Organization
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Under the British colonial administration, the Executive Council was purely
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The policy which sought to turn Africans into Frenchmen and rule them through institutions similar to those in France was
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Many African leaders adopted the single-party system of government after independence in order to promote
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The principle of non-alignment means that a country
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does not belong to any of the power blocs
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The annual budget of the Organization of African Unit (OAU) is approved by the
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The Headquarters of the United Nations Organization is located at
