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
• 4

  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
• 7

  The subordinate class of people in the social hierarchy of a feudal system is the

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  (B)

  vassals
• 8

  A common language is one of the attributes of a

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  (C)

  nation
• 9

  The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to

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  (B)

  John Locke
• 10

  Equality before the law is a principle of

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  (D)

  rule of law
• 11

  Which of the following is a limitation to the doctrine of rule of law?

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  (A)

  Diplomatic immunity
• 12

  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
• 13

  The principle of checks and balances is aimed at

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  (D)

  preventing any organ of government from becoming too powerful
• 14

  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
• 16

  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
• 17

  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
• 18

  A governmental system where the head of state is distinct from the head of government is called

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  (C)

  parliamentary
• 19

  The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called

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  (A)

  monarchical
• 20

  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
• 23

  A system of government in which governmental positions are acquired through popular elections is known as

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  (D)

  republicanism
• 24

  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
• 26

  A system whereby there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as

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  (A)

  unicameral legislature
• 27

  Citizenship can be acquired through

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  (C)

  birth
• 28

  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
• 29

  Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by

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  (A)

  citizens
• 30

  Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to

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  (B)

  strengthen democracy
• 31

  The practice of voting in absentia through an authorized representative is

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  (C)

  voting by proxy
• 32

  Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?

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  (B)

  Registration of voters for election
• 33

  A feature of pressure groups is that members

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  (D)

  have similar interests
• 34

  Measuring public opinion becomes highly expensive when

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  (B)

  public opinion poll is conducted
• 35

  The non-involvement of civil servants in partisan politics is related to

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  (B)

  neutrality
• 36

  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
• 37

  Laws made by the legislative council during the colonial period in British West Africa were called

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  (C)

  ordinances
• 38

  The French colonial policy of Assimilation was first applied in

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  (D)

  St. Louis, Dakar, Goree and Rufisque
• 39

  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
• 40

  Nationalism in British West Africa aimed at

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  (A)

  gaining independence
• 41

  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
• 42

  The first military coup détat in West Africa was staged in

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  (D)

  Togo
• 43

  Which of the following does not influence the foreign policy of a country?

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  (D)

  Intra-party conflicts
• 44

  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
• 45

  Which of the following countries is a founding member of the Commonwealth?

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  (D)

  South Africa