WAEC - Government (2008)

• 1

  Government as an academic field of study refers to the

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  (B)

  study of political institutions and processes
• 2

  A state performs the following functions except

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  (B)

  encouraging the struggle for power
• 3

  Power can be defined as the ability to

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  (A)

  compel or influence obedience
• 4

  Which of the following is a compulsory membership?

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  (B)

  state
• 5

  A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising

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  (A)

  authority
• 6

  A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the nation of

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  (C)

  sovereignty
• 7

  Nazism is a political ideology which emphasized

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  (A)

  supremacy of a race
• 8

  In a unitary state, sovereignty resides in the

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  (C)

  central government
• 9

  Which of the following facilitates the working of a democratic government?

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  (D)

  Political Parties
• 10

  Which of the following negates the principle of the rule of law?

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  (C)

  Immunity of some citizens
• 11

  The principle of rule of law can be defined as

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  (C)

  supremacy of the law over all the people in a state
• 12

  Which of the following is not a delegated legislation?

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  (D)

  Public opinion
• 13

  Abuse of power by extra-legislative bodies set up the legislature is checked through

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  (C)

  parliamentary control
• 14

  The primary purpose of political participation is to seek

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  (A)

  or hold political office
• 15

  A constitution whose provisions are printed and contained in one document is a

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  (B)

  written constitution
• 16

  A provision of a constitution is said to be entrenched when

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  (D)

  a referendum is required for its amendment
• 17

  A constitutional amendment that is cumbersome is usually described as

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  (B)

  rigid
• 18

  The head of government in a parliamentary system is the

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  (C)

  Prime Minster
• 19

  An advantages of a federal system of government is that it

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  (D)

  encourages unity in diversity
• 20

  The executive and ceremonial powers are exercised by the head of state in a

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  (C)

  presidential system
• 21

  Residual powers in a federation are exercised by the

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  (C)

  state governments
• 22

  When two or more parties join to form a government, we have a

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  (D)

  coalition government
• 23

  The leader of the opposition in a parliament belongs to the

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  (C)

  minority party in parliament
• 24

  Which of the following protects the liberties of individuals in the state?

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  (C)

  Judiciary
• 25

  The main obligation of a citizen is

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  (B)

  allegiance to the state
• 26

  A group that presents candidates for elections is a

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  (A)

  political party
• 27

  Which of the following is not function of political parties?

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  (D)

  Bringing the country's economic and social conditions under control
• 28

  A state with more than one dominant political party of nearly equal strength is operating

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  (B)

  a multi-party system
• 29

  One party system is a feature of

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  (D)

  communist states
• 30

  A person who exercises franchise performs

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  (C)

  a civic duty
• 31

  When pressure group is made up of people of the same profession, it is called

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  (C)

  an occupational group
• 32

  Anonymity in the civil service means that an officer

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  (C)

  does not take praise or blame for his performance
• 33

  The main purpose of setting up public corporations is to

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  (D)

  provide essential services to the people at minimal cost
• 34

  The British Minister responsible for the administration of British territories in the Crown Colony system was the

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  (B)

  Secretary of State for the Colonies
• 35

  The policy of Association was introduced in the French Colonies by

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  (B)

  Charles De Gaulle
• 36

  The headquarters of the French Colonial government in West Africa was

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  (A)

  Dakar
• 37

  Which of the following was a nationalist organization?

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  (B)

  National Congress of British West Africa
• 38

  Colonial constitution were always

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  (D)

  flexible
• 39

  The highest court of appeal under the Independence Constitutions of the West African States was the

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  (C)

  Judicial Committee of Privy Council
• 40

  The official members in the Legislative Councils of the British Colonial government were

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  (B)

  all White
• 41

  The pre-independence political parties in British West African were largely concerned about

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  (D)

  political emancipation of Africans
• 42

  Military governments rule by

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  (C)

  decrees
• 43

  Which of the following is an advantage a country derives from international relations?

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  (A)

  Peaceful settlement of conflict with other nations
• 44

  Which of the following countries is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?

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  (D)

  Burkina Faso
• 45

  Which of the organs of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is responsible for appointing staff of the organization?

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  (C)

  The Secretariat