WAEC - Government (2000)

• 1

  The rule of law refers to the principle of

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  (A)

  legality and impartiality
• 2

  Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right enjoyed by citizens but it may be limited if

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  (C)

  it endangers the security of the state
• 3

  Which of the following is an obligation of a citizen?

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  (D)

  Paying respect to the national flag
• 4

  The extent to which the citizens regard the institutions, officials and activities of government as right and acceptable is known as

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  (B)

  legitimacy
• 5

  Diplomatic immunity is a limitation to

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  (D)

  the rule of law
• 6

  In which of the following party system are all shades of opinions and interests adequately represented?

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  (D)

  Multi-party
• 7

  Federal state is always expensive to run because

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  (B)

  government departments are duplicated
• 8

  Veto power in a presidential system lies with the

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  (C)

  Executive President
• 9

  Which of the following is the lowest class of people in the hierarchy of feudal system?

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  (B)

  Serfs
• 10

  Mussolini's fascism and Hitler's nazism are good examples of

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  (C)

  Totalitarianism
• 11

  Which of the following is the supreme in a federal system?

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  (C)

  Constitution
• 12

  An order directing a detainee to be brought before the court is called

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  (A)

  habeas corpus
• 13

  Which of the following is a feature of an elite party?

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  (B)

  The leadership is composed of aristocrats and wealthy merchants
• 14

  An undesirable feature of capitalism is

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  (A)

  exploitation
• 15

  The system of voting on behalf of another person is known as

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  (C)

  voting by proxy
• 16

  Authoritarianism is least inherent in

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  (C)

  democracy
• 17

  In which of the following systems of government are ceremonial and executive powers usually fused?

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  (B)

  Presidential
• 18

  The programme of a political party is known as its

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  (B)

  manifesto
• 19

  Which of the following is a source of a country's constitution?

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  (B)

  Judicial precedents
• 20

  The acquisition of political power through hereditary means is a feature of

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  (D)

  monarchy
• 21

  Which of the following factors limits the expression of public opinion?

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  (A)

  The type of government in a state
• 22

  If the federal government and the unit government are to preserve their autonomy, the

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  (D)

  constitution must be supreme
• 23

  Which of the following best describes the relationship between the central and the component government in a confederation?

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  (C)

  The central government is weaker than the component governments
• 24

  The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is the

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  (A)

  Managing Director
• 25

  The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of the

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  (C)

  Civil Service Commision
• 26

  Redtapism in the civil service refers to

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  (B)

  slowness of action
• 27

  The grant of the right to vote is called

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  (A)

  enfranchisement
• 28

  The system which allows private individuals and companies to own and control the means of production is known as

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  (C)

  capitalism
• 29

  Delegated Legislation has the advantage of 

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  (B)

  saving parliamentary time
• 30

  Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government?

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  (D)

  Rigging of elections
• 31

  The powers allocated to the central government in a federation are contained in the

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  (B)

  exclusive legislative list
• 32

  The Nigerian federal legislature is called the

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  (C)

  National Assembly
• 33

  Nigeria's first constitution was the

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  (B)

  Clifford Constitution
• 34

  The Nigerian Macpherson Constitution of 1951 was significant for

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  (A)

  the introduction of electoral college
• 35

  The concept of regionalism in Nigeria was first introduced by the

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  (C)

  Richard Constitution
• 36

  Immediately after the Nigerian civil war, Gowon's regime embarked on

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  (B)

  reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
• 37

  Which of the following military regimes in Nigeria played a prominent role in the liberation of colonised African States?

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  (B)

  Murtala/Obasanjo
• 38

  Traditional rulers appointed by the British to implement Indirect Rule in Eastern Nigeria were called

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  (C)

  warrant chiefs
• 39

  The bill introduced by a member of the legislature is known as

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  (A)

  a private member's bill
• 40

  In the federation of Nigeria, states are equally represented in the

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  (A)

  Senate
• 41

  In pre-colonial Igboland, administration meetings were presided over by the

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  (D)

  Okpara
• 42

  Checks and balances was a feature of pre-colonial political administration of the

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  (B)

  Yoruba
• 43

  Which of the following group had the best egalitarian traditional political system ?

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  (C)

  Igbo
• 44

  In the pre-colonial Hausa/Fulani system, the appointment of an Emir in the Caliphate was approved by the

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  (D)

  Sultan of Sokoto and Emir of Gwandu
• 45

  The French political of Assimilation in West Africa was a form of

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  (B)

  Direct Rule