WAEC - Government (2015)

1
The most visible feature of a state is
Answer
(D)
sovereign power
2
Representative democracy is characterized by
Answer
(A)
free election and proper register of voters
3
The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
Answer
(B)
political culture
4
The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
Answer
(B)
political culture
5
Fundamental Human Rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to
Answer
(B)
guarantee the liberty of citizens
6
Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on
Answer
(A)
the rule of law
7
Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to
Answer
(B)
prevent dictatorial rule
8
Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?
Answer
(B)
Ghana
9
Which of the following countries operates unwritten constitution?
Answer
(A)
Britain
10
A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be
Answer
(D)
flexible
11
Which of the following systems of government operates on the checks and balances?
Answer
(B)
Presidential
12
Confederal systems of government means
Answer
(B)
weak centre and powerful component units
13
In a federal system of government, the power shared between the Centre and state governments is known as
Answer
(C)
concurrent power
14
The prerogative power resides with the
Answer
(B)
executive
15
Quick decision making is an advantage of
Answer
(A)
unicameralism
16
The organ of government responsible for implementation of polices in a state is the
Answer
(C)
executive
17
A citizen is an individual who
Answer
(A)
has the legal and political rights in a country
18
Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?
Answer
(A)
Swearing an oath of allegiance
19
Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except
Answer
(B)
nationalization
20
The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called
Answer
(B)
honorary citizenship
21
The primary aim of any political party is to
Answer
(C)
control the government
22
A manifesto can be defined as the
Answer
(B)
proposed programmes of a political party
23
Which of the following exists in a one - party state?
Answer
(D)
The ruling party is the only legal party
24
Which of the following party systems best represents all shades of opinions?
Answer
(A)
Multi-party
25
The practice of multi - party system in West Africa tends to promote
Answer
(B)
national integration
26
Franchise is the right to
Answer
(C)
vote and be voted for
27
The following are the aims of an election except that
Answer
(A)
a group sticks on to power
28
Politics is practically demonstrated during
Answer
(A)
electioneering campaigns
29
An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of a member is called
Answer
(C)
by-election
30
Which of the following is a function of pressure groups?
Answer
(D)
Provide forum for the ventilation of grievances
31
Public opinion is defined as the
Answer
(A)
aggregate views of the people
32
Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by
Answer
(C)
the mass media
33
The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issue is called
Answer
(D)
opinion sampling
34
The Civil Service is an administrative institution of
Answer
(A)
the executive arm of government
35
Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?
Answer
(B)
Impartiality
36
The major source of local government revenue is
Answer
(D)
grants from the central authority
37
In the pre -colonial African political system, the functions of the kingmakers were performed by
Answer
(A)
Age grades
38
Colonialism is defined as the
Answer
(D)
imposition of foreign rule on a territory
39
'Casting vote' was one of the ways the Governor in British West Africa controlled the
Answer
(D)
Legislative council
40
The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was
Answer
(B)
inferror
41
The administrative structure adopted in the French colonial territories was
Answer
(A)
more of a centralized administration
42
The Pan -African Movements emerged as a result of
Answer
(B)
European racial domination
43
Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalists to oppose colonialism in the British West Africa?
Answer
(C)
West African pilot
44
One of the prominent West African nationalist leaders was
Answer
(A)
Kwane Nkrumah
45
Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d'etat? The
Answer
(D)
state