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WASSCE · 48 questions · Answers included

48 questions

1

The rule of law refers to the principle of

2

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

3

Which of the following is an obligation of a citizen?

4

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

5

Diplomatic immunity is a limitation to

6

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

7

Federal state is always expensive to run because

8

Veto power in a presidential system lies with the

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

An undesirable feature of capitalism is

15

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

16

Authoritarianism is least inherent in

17

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

18

The programme of a political party is known as its

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is the

25

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

26

Redtapism in the civil service refers to

27

The grant of the right to vote is called

28

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

29

Delegated Legislation has the advantage of

30

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

31

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

32

The Nigerian federal legislature is called the

33

Nigeria's first constitution was the

34

The Nigerian Macpherson Constitution of 1951 was significant for

35

The concept of regionalism in Nigeria was first introduced by the

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

One of the problems facing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is that

47

The world organisation which existed before the United Nations Organisation was the

48

Which of the following bodies is the most representative organ of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?