WAEC - Government (2015)

• 1

  The most visible feature of a state is

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  (D)

  sovereign power
• 2

  Representative democracy is characterized by

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  (A)

  free election and proper register of voters
• 3

  The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called

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  (B)

  political culture
• 4

  The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called

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  (B)

  political culture
• 5

  Fundamental Human Rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to

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  (B)

  guarantee the liberty of citizens
• 6

  Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on

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  (A)

  the rule of law
• 7

  Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to

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  (B)

  prevent dictatorial rule
• 8

  Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?

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  (B)

  Ghana
• 9

  Which of the following countries operates unwritten constitution?

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  (A)

  Britain
• 10

  A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be

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  (D)

  flexible
• 11

  Which of the following systems of government operates on the checks and balances?

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  (B)

  Presidential
• 12

  Confederal systems of government means

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  (B)

  weak centre and powerful component units
• 13

  In a federal system of government, the power shared between the Centre and state governments is known as

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  (C)

  concurrent power
• 14

  The prerogative power resides with the

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  (B)

  executive
• 15

  Quick decision making is an advantage of

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  (A)

  unicameralism
• 16

  The organ of government responsible for implementation of polices in a state is the

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  (C)

  executive
• 17

  A citizen is an individual who

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  (A)

  has the legal and political rights in a country
• 18

  Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?

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  (A)

  Swearing an oath of allegiance
• 19

  Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except

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  (B)

  nationalization
• 20

  The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called

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  (B)

  honorary citizenship
• 21

  The primary aim of any political party is to

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  (C)

  control the government
• 22

  A manifesto can be defined as the

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  (B)

  proposed programmes of a political party
• 23

  Which of the following exists in a one - party state?

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  (D)

  The ruling party is the only legal party
• 24

  Which of the following party systems best represents all shades of opinions?

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  (A)

  Multi-party
• 25

  The practice of multi - party system in West Africa tends to promote

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  (B)

  national integration
• 26

  Franchise is the right to

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  (C)

  vote and be voted for
• 27

  The following are the aims of an election except that

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  (A)

  a group sticks on to power
• 28

  Politics is practically demonstrated during

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  (A)

  electioneering campaigns
• 29

  An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of a member is called

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  (C)

  by-election
• 30

  Which of the following is a function of pressure groups?

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  (D)

  Provide forum for the ventilation of grievances
• 31

  Public opinion is defined as the

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  (A)

  aggregate views of the people
• 32

  Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by

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  (C)

  the mass media
• 33

  The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issue is called

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  (D)

  opinion sampling
• 34

  The Civil Service is an administrative institution of

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  (A)

  the executive arm of government
• 35

  Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?

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  (B)

  Impartiality
• 36

  The major source of local government revenue is

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  (D)

  grants from the central authority
• 37

  In the pre -colonial African political system, the functions of the kingmakers were performed by

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  (A)

  Age grades
• 38

  Colonialism is defined as the

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  (D)

  imposition of foreign rule on a territory
• 39

  'Casting vote' was one of the ways the Governor in British West Africa controlled the

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  (D)

  Legislative council
• 40

  The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was

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  (B)

  inferror
• 41

  The administrative structure adopted in the French colonial territories was

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  (A)

  more of a centralized administration
• 42

  The Pan -African Movements emerged as a result of

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  (B)

  European racial domination
• 43

  Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalists to oppose colonialism in the British West Africa?

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  (C)

  West African pilot
• 44

  One of the prominent West African nationalist leaders was

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  (A)

  Kwane Nkrumah
• 45

  Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d'etat? The

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  (D)

  state