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WAEC - Government (2018)

1
A government performs the following functions except?
Answer
(C)
providing all the needs of its citizens
2
A political system in which the government controls every aspect of a citizen's life is _________. 
Answer
(D)
totalitarianism
3
A political system in which the state owns and controls the major means of production is known as? 
Answer
(B)
socialism
4
Communist governments aim at distributing goods and services according to _____________. 
Answer
(C)
need and ability
5
The theory of separation of power is associated with?
Answer
(B)
Baron de Montesquieu
6
The basic purpose of setting up a state is to ___________. 
Answer
(A)
maintain law and order
7
The process of taking part in the selection of leaders in a country is political ___________. 
Answer
(B)
participation
8
By comparison, a state is ______________.
Answer
(B)
more permanent than a government
9
in modern democracy, a government is?
Answer
(A)
a contract between the rulers and the ruled
10
The rule of law can be limited by?
Answer
(B)
state of emergency
11
The principle of separation of power becomes meaningful when it is linked with the concept of? 
Answer
(B)
checks and balances
12
Which of the following does not militate against representative government in West Africa?
Answer
(D)
universal adult suffrage
13
Those who believe in democracy and good governance are opposed to a single party system because?
Answer
(C)
curtails personal liberty
14
The fundamental law of a country refers to its?
Answer
(C)
constitution
15
A country's constitution could be derived from the following sources except?
Answer
(D)
party manifestoes
16
Planning and formulation of government policies are first initiated at?
Answer
(A)
cabinet meetings
17
Which of the following is the primary function of a parliament?
Answer
(B)
making of laws
18
Judicial review is a mechanism for checking __________.
Answer
(A)
arbitrary use of power
19

In a parliamentary system of government, the legislature and executive are fused to ensure 

.

 

 

Answer
(B)
smoothness in the administration of the state
20
A country with homogeneous societies and a small population is suitable for the establishment of ____________.
Answer
(A)
a unitary state
21
Which of the following factors usually leads to the collapse of a confederal state?
Answer
(A)
weak central government
22
In the presidential system of government, the chief executive is responsible to the _____________.
Answer
(C)
electorate
23
A federal government is a form of __________. 
Answer
(A)
decentralization
24
Which of the following alternatives is a feature of a federation
Answer
(C)
supremacy of the constitution
25
To preserve individual liberties, the judiciary should _____________. 
Answer
(A)
consist of honest and impartial judges
26
Citizens can seek redress against injustice from the state through the?
Answer
(A)
ombudsman
27
Which of these functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups?
Answer
(A)
interest aggregation and articulation
28
Which of these is not a source of revenue for political parties?
Answer
(C)
tolls
29
Pressure groups seek to influence the policies of the government ______________.
Answer
(A)
to the advantage of their members
30
Which of the following agencies helps the most in shaping public opinion?
Answer
(B)
mass media
31
Public opinion can be measured through all of the following except the?
Answer
(A)
imposition of laws without any debate
32
An electoral system which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is called?
Answer
(B)
primary election
33
On which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting?
Answer
(D)
status
34
Indirect election is best described as?
Answer
(C)
electoral college electing legislators
35
The class that controls and supervises the activities of the executive class in the civil service is?
Answer
(D)
administrative class
36
The agency responsible for investigating allegations of maladministration and punishing offending career officers in the executive is the?
Answer
(D)
public/civil service commission
37
The anonymity of civil servants means that they should not be? 
Answer
(D)
praised or blamed publicly
38
The following were limitations imposed on traditional rulers under colonial rule except?
Answer
(D)
were no longer spiritual heads of the people
39
A system of administration which allowed traditional rulers to rule their people under the supervision of the British officials in West Africa is?
Answer
(C)
indirect rule
40
Local government is established in order to _________
Answer
(A)
bring government nearer to the people
41
One reason for the adoption of Indirect Rule in British West Africa was?
Answer
(C)
inadequate finance
42
Which of the following policies replaced Assimilation?
Answer
(C)
association
43
Which of the following is a reason for the failure of the assimilation policy in French West Africa?
Answer
(B)
the refusal of Africans to be culturally colonized
44
Nationalism prior to the second world war was led by?
Answer
(A)
educated elites and chiefs
45
Which of the following is not a factor leading to military intervention in West African states?
Answer
(A)
excessive control of public enterprise