WAEC - Government (2001)

• 1

  The first agent of political socialization is

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  (D)

  family
• 2

  Baron Montesquieu was noted for the theory of

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  (C)

  separation of powers
• 3

  Political sovereignty in the state resides with the

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  (B)

  people
• 4

  Which of the following best describe an absolute monarchy?

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  (A)

  He wields the supreme power in a state
• 5

  The modern idea of democracy includes all the following except

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  (A)

  unlimited freedom
• 6

  Which of the following is a method of acquiring political power in a democracy?

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  (B)

  election
• 7

  One of the arguments against delegated legislation is that it

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  (B)

  is against the principle of separation of power
• 8

  A practice by which semi autonomous units are given part of governmental powers and functions is known as

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  (C)

  devolution
• 9

  A disadvantage of centralized administration is that

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  (D)

  sub-national bodies are denied initiative in decision making
• 10

  Judicial independence means that the courts are independent of the

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  (B)

  Executive and the Legislature
• 11

  A citizen can express loyalty to his nation by

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  (C)

  singing the national anthem when required
• 12

  A citizen can participate in the politics of his country by

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  (C)

  contesting for an elective post
• 13

  The office of the ombudsman is created to acts as

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  (B)

  an agency to redress maladministration
• 14

  A constitution that has special rules for its amendment is said to be

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  (D)

  rigid
• 15

  Which of following statements best describes an unwritten constitution?

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  (D)

  The body of rules and laws cannot all be found in a single document
• 16

  The process by which people vote to elect their representatives is called

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  (A)

  electoral system
• 17

  Apart from making laws, the legislature has the important function of

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  (D)

  checking the executive powers
• 18

  Which of the following is a demerit of bicameral legislature?

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  (B)

  Passing of bills into acts is delayed
• 19

  One from of delegated legislation is

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  (B)

  statutory instruments
• 20

  A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

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  (C)

  unitary
• 21

  A major weakness of a one-party system is that it

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  (A)

  encourages the emergence of dictators
• 22

  A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

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  (A)

  Coalition government
• 23

  Under a two-party system, the opposition party is as important as the ruling party because it

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  (D)

  is the alternative government
• 24

  The dissolution of parliament is usually following by a

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  (A)

  general election
• 25

  A major function of public corporation is to

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  (C)

  provide certain essential service for all
• 26

  Carpet-crossing is a characteristic of

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  (B)

  Cabinet system
• 27

  A minister controls public corporations by

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  (B)

  giving general policy dirctives
• 28

  When there is a second chamber in a federal state, it

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  (A)

  makes up for the imbalance in the representation in the lower house
• 29

  Countries adopt federal system of government because of

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  (C)

  the fear of domination of minorities
• 30

  The three main contesting issues about revenue allocation in Nigeria are

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  (D)

  derivation, population and even development
• 31

  In Nigeria, the concurrent list of powers belongs to the

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  (C)

  federal and state governments
• 32

  Rule by decrees is associated with

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  (A)

  military government
• 33

  Which of the following Nigerian constitutions brought the Northern Provinces into the Legislative Council?

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  (B)

  The Richards Constitution
• 34

  Under the Independence Constitutions of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal was the

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  (C)

  Privy Council in Britain
• 35

  The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) collapsed because of

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  (A)

  leadership struggle
• 36

  A major reason why the warrant chiefs were rejected in Eastern Nigeria was that

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  (D)

  the system was not customary
• 37

  After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

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  (B)

  crown colony
• 38

  In the Hause/Fulani traditional political administration, the Madawaki was the

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  (D)

  commander of the calvary
• 39

  The chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) during the Second republic in Nigeria was

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  (D)

  Obafemi Awolowo
• 40

  Among the Yoruba, the presentation of parrot egg to the Oba indicates

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  (A)

  outright rejection by his subjects
• 41

  One important effect of the 1922 Constitution of Nigeria was the

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  (A)

  formation of political parties
• 42

  During the 1964 Federal elections in Nigeria, there was a total boycott of voting in

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  (C)

  the Eastern Region
• 43

  In pre-colonial West Africa no centralized political administration existed among the

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  (B)

  Igbo
• 44

  Under the Nigeria Constitution of 1979 representation in the lower House was based on

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  (C)

  the population of each state
• 45

  Who among the following was dismissed from the Action Group at the Jos Congress of February, 1962?

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  (B)

  Ladoke Akintola