WAEC - Government (2007)
1
Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
Answer(A)
Implementation and adjudication of laws
2
Which of the following is not an aim for the existence of a State?
Answer(D)
Promotion of a common lingua franca
3
Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as
4
Which of the following is not a legitimate government ?
5
The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was
6
Political sovereignty belongs to the
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Direct democracy emanated from the
8
Production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the State in
9
The two major factors that contributed to the development of capitalism were
Answer(C)
the theory of individual Rights and the Industrial Revolution in Britain
10
Which of the following is a feature of capitalism?
11
In a capitalist state, the society is polarized into the
Answer(C)
bourgeoise and the proletariat
12
A system of government in which political leadership is based on land ownership is
13
The highest Stage of socialism is
14
Communism was popularized by
Answer(A)
Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels
15
A classless society is obtainable in
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The Fascist State in Europe was
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Communalism ensures that everybody within the society is provided
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The political way of life which is developed by the society is referred to as
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Fundamental Human Right can be defined as
Answer(A)
freedoms enshrined in the constitution
20
A system of government that is made up of elected people is referred to as
Answer(A)
representatative government
21
Which of the following is a benefit of the principle of checks and balances?
Answer(D)
prevents domination of one organ of government by another
22
Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government
Answer(A)
The existence of functional political parties
23
Devolution of power is associated with a
Answer(A)
decentralized political system
24
The degree of centralization is high in a
Answer(A)
unitary system of government
25
One feature of a Unitary State is
Answer(C)
absence of constitutional division of power to the units
26
A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is
27
A characteristic of the parliamentary system is that
Answer(A)
separation of poweris not strictly observed
28
In a confederal, each of the component states is
29
Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government?
30
The type of government where the central authority is superior to the component authorities is a
Answer(D)
federal system of government
31
The Exclusive List in a federal system state includes
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The primary function of the judiciary is to
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Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's
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Establishment of an independent judiciary is a way of safeguarding citizens'
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An organized group that seek the power in a state is a
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A one - party system is common to
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A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as
38
Answer(C)
to be disqualified from voting
39
Which of the following is a major feature of an Electoral Commission?
40
A popular British colonial system of administration in the protectorates in West Africa was
41
The introduction of elective principle in colonial West Africa allowed
Answer(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
43
The first military d'etat in West Africa was staged in
44
One of the defect of military government is
45
The major defect of foreign policy in West Africa is
