WAEC - Government (2006)
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An essential feature of a State is
Answer(C)
an organized system of laws
2
The modern ideal of democracy includes all the following except
3
The political system which allows equal access to the means of production, distribution, and exchange is called
4
The two components of sovereignty are
Answer(C)
legal and political indepence
5
The modern concept of the rule of law was introduced by
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Which of the following principles negates the concept of the Rule of Law?
Answer(D)
Exercise of absolute power by the President
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All the following are sources of constitution except
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The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
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The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
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A constitution said to be flexible when its provisions are
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The power to pardon any citizen charged with any criminal offence lies with the
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Police perform all the following functions except
Answer(A)
public execution of law breakers
13
The number of chambers in a bicameral legislature is
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In the legislature , a filibuster is one who
Answer(D)
prevents the passage of bill by making long speeches
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The verdicts of judges which are binding on lower courts are called judicial
16
The Judiciary organ of government is the body which
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The system of government in which authority is shared between the center and the component units is called
Answer(C)
federal system of goverment
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A constitutional created account into which all public revenue is paid is called
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In a cabinet system of government, the minister are collectively responsible to the
20
Official opposition is a feature of
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Which of the following is not a duty of a citizen?
22
Free and Fair election is necessary for democracy to thrive because it
Answer(B)
helps the people to exercise their popular sovereignty
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A system in which a candidate with a highest number of votes is declared winner in an election is called
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Pressure group are also known as
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Public opinion is the view held by the
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Answer(D)
proposed programme of a party
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The functions of political parties include the following except
Answer(B)
influencing policies of the government
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Anonymity of civil servants means that they
Answer(D)
do not take praise or blame for their performance
29
One of the objectives of public corporations is to
Answer(B)
narrow the gap beteen the rich and the poor
30
Public corporations are financed
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Which of the following is an advantages of local governments in West Africa?Acting as
Answer(C)
traning grounds for political leaders
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Some pre-colonial West African governments were democratic because of the existence of
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In the pre-colonial West Africa, the Kingdom,Wolof and the Hausa were examples of a
34
Which of the following countries popularized the use of the Indirect Rule by the British?
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Indirect rule was successfully in some of the part of West Africa because
Answer(B)
it sulted the existing traditional political structure
36
The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in 1919 by
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Elective principle was introduced in the British colonies after
Answer(C)
a series of agitations by the educated elite
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An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African colonies in the 1920s was the
Answer(A)
intorduction of elective principle
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Notational Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)failed to achieve its aims initially because
Answer(A)
the chiefs and Governors oppsed those aims
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A coup détat is regarded as
Answer(D)
an unconstitututional way of changing the government
