WAEC - Government (2015)
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The most visible feature of a state is
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Representative democracy is characterized by
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free election and proper register of voters
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The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
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The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
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Fundamental Human Rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to
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guarantee the liberty of citizens
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Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on
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Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to
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Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?
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Which of the following countries operates unwritten constitution?
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A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be
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Which of the following systems of government operates on the checks and balances?
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Confederal systems of government means
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weak centre and powerful component units
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In a federal system of government, the power shared between the Centre and state governments is known as
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The prerogative power resides with the
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Quick decision making is an advantage of
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The organ of government responsible for implementation of polices in a state is the
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A citizen is an individual who
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has the legal and political rights in a country
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Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?
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Swearing an oath of allegiance
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Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except
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The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called
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The primary aim of any political party is to
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A manifesto can be defined as the
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proposed programmes of a political party
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Which of the following exists in a one - party state?
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The ruling party is the only legal party
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Which of the following party systems best represents all shades of opinions?
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The practice of multi - party system in West Africa tends to promote
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Franchise is the right to
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The following are the aims of an election except that
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a group sticks on to power
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Politics is practically demonstrated during
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An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of a member is called
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Which of the following is a function of pressure groups?
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Provide forum for the ventilation of grievances
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Public opinion is defined as the
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aggregate views of the people
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Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by
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The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issue is called
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The Civil Service is an administrative institution of
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the executive arm of government
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Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?
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The major source of local government revenue is
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grants from the central authority
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In the pre -colonial African political system, the functions of the kingmakers were performed by
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Colonialism is defined as the
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imposition of foreign rule on a territory
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'Casting vote' was one of the ways the Governor in British West Africa controlled the
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The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was
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The administrative structure adopted in the French colonial territories was
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more of a centralized administration
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The Pan -African Movements emerged as a result of
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European racial domination
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Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalists to oppose colonialism in the British West Africa?
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One of the prominent West African nationalist leaders was
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Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d'etat? The
