WAEC - Government (2017 - No. 20)
The excessive power of the traditional rulers in the pre-colonial era could checked by ________
the hunters
the priests
children of the chiefs
the farmers
Explication
The excessive power of the traditional rulers in the pre-colonial era could be checked by the priests. In many pre-colonial societies, priests had significant influence and could act as a counterbalance to the power of traditional rulers.