WAEC - Government (2009)

  • 1
    Government as a process or art of governing means
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    (D)
    activities for making and enforcing laws in a state
  • 2
    Nazism was practised in
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    (C)
    Germany under Adolf Hitler
  • 3
    Government can be made responsible and accountable to its citizens through the following methods except
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    (B)
    demonstration
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    Fascism can best be defined as the
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    (C)
    existence of a single party dictorship with a life president
  • 5
    Totalitarianism implies the control of government by
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    (D)
    a dictator
  • 6
    Which of the following countries practised totalitarian system of government before the Second World War?
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    (B)
    Germany and Italy
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    The subordinate class of people in the social hierarchy of a feudal system is the
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    (B)
    vassals
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    A common language is one of the attributes of a
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    (C)
    nation
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    The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to
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    (B)
    John Locke
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    Equality before the law is a principle of
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    (D)
    rule of law
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    Which of the following is a limitation to the doctrine of rule of law?
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    (A)
    Diplomatic immunity
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    Which of the following principles is emphasized among the three organs of government in a presidential system ?
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    (A)
    separation of powers
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    The principle of checks and balances is aimed at
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    (D)
    preventing any organ of government from becoming too powerful
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    A true representative government is one that
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    (D)
    allows devolution of governmental powers
  • 15
    Which of the following is not a main source of a constitution?
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    (D)
    Public deliberations
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    A constitution whose procedure for amendment is the same as that of making an ordinary law is referred to as
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    (C)
    a flexible constitution
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    A system of government in which the head of state is elected for a fixed term of office is known as
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    (D)
    federal
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    A governmental system where the head of state is distinct from the head of government is called
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    (C)
    parliamentary
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    The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called
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    (A)
    monarchical
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    The principle which requires members of the executive to resign when a governmental proposal is defeated in the parliament is known as
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    (D)
    collective responsibility
  • 21
    Which of the following systems of government is more responsible to public opinion?
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    (B)
    Republicanism
  • 22
    A federal system of government is adopted in a state with
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    (D)
    marked inequalities among the component units
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    A system of government in which governmental positions are acquired through popular elections is known as
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    (D)
    republicanism
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    The head of the judicial arm of government is known as
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    (A)
    Chief Justice
  • 25
    The implementation of government policies is carried out by the
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    (D)
    Executive
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    A system whereby there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as
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    (A)
    unicameral legislature
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    Citizenship can be acquired through
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    (C)
    birth
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    Residing in an area for a specified period of years is one of the basic conditions to acquire citizenship through
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    (C)
    naturalization
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    Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by
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    (A)
    citizens
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    Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to
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    (B)
    strengthen democracy
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    The practice of voting in absentia through an authorized representative is
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    (C)
    voting by proxy
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    Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?
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    (B)
    Registration of voters for election
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    A feature of pressure groups is that members
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    (D)
    have similar interests
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    Measuring public opinion becomes highly expensive when
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    (B)
    public opinion poll is conducted
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    The non-involvement of civil servants in partisan politics is related to
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    (B)
    neutrality
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    A court can declare any action of a local government that is outside its area of jurisdiction as
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    (A)
    ultra vires
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    Laws made by the legislative council during the colonial period in British West Africa were called
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    (C)
    ordinances
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    The French colonial policy of Assimilation was first applied in
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    (D)
    St. Louis, Dakar, Goree and Rufisque
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    One of the criticisms against the policy of Assimilation was that it
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    (A)
    did not recongnise African culture as good enough
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    Nationalism in British West Africa aimed at
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    (A)
    gaining independence
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    One of the demerits of the pre-Second World War constitutions of West African colonies was the
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    (A)
    domination of the Legislative Council by official members
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    The first military coup détat in West Africa was staged in
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    (D)
    Togo
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    Which of the following does not influence the foreign policy of a country?
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    (D)
    Intra-party conflicts
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    The highest organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the
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    (D)
    Authority of Heads of State and Government
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    Which of the following countries is a founding member of the Commonwealth?
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    (D)
    South Africa