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Government2002

WASSCE · 49 questions · Answers included

49 questions

1

A classless society is the ultimate goal of

2

Fascism as a system of government originated in

3

A country is said to be democratic if

4

Constitutionalism is synonymous with

5

Citizenship can be acquired by

6

An organization whose ultimate aim is to gain the control of government and implement its programmes is known as a

7

Franchise can be described as the political right to

8

Which of the following protect the rights of the individual in a state?

9

Autonomy of constituent units is an important feature of

10

Another name for the simple majority system of voting is the

11

Under delegated legislation, the institution empowered to make laws is the

12

Which of the following formulates and implements government policy?

13

One of the main principles of the presidential system is the

14

One of the functions of political parties is to

15

The principle of checks and balances modifies the theory of

16

Pressure groups use all the following techniques to achieve their objectives except

17

Which of the following is not a purpose of election?

18

Which of the following is not a purpose of election?

19

Impeachment and veto powers are features of the

20

A system of government where the component units are stronger than the central authority is known as

21

A government headed by a person elected for a fixed period of time is referred to as

22

The referring of political question to electorate for a decision is known as

23

Which of the following allows the concentration of wealth in private hands?

24

A constitutional function of the local governments is the

25

Local governments can raise funds through

26

In unitary state, local authorities derive their powers from the

27

The anonymity of civil servant means that he

28

Public corporations are established mainly to

29

Under military governments local authorities issue bye-laws while state governments issue

30

Traditional practices which can be sanctioned by public opinion when they are broken are called

31

One major characteristics of capitalism is that it results in

32

After which of the following stages will a bill be said to have reached the report stage in Parliament?

33

What is detente in international relations?

34

The Aba women riots of 1929 in Nigeria was caused by the

35

Which of the following pairs of countries have unwritten constitution ?

36

The 1885 Berlin Conference was conveyed to

37

Which of the following defines the Loi Care in French West Africa?

38

The method used by the French to show down the development of nationalist activities in West Africa territories was

39

With which of the following did the French attempt to the change African culture?

40

The ultimate goal of the nationalists in Africa was to

41

Indirect Rule failed in some areas of West Africa because of the

42

In the per-colonial period traditional rulers in most parts of West Africa were appointed by the

43

Which of the following countries was a former French territory in West Africa?

44

Which of the following states is not a member of the Organization of African Unit (OAU)

45

An organ of the United Nations Organization (UNO) whose decision is binding on all members is the

46

The foreign policy of West African states is mainly determined by

47

The Queen of England ceased to be the Head of State of Nigeria on 12 October

48

A union government was advocated for Africa by the

49

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is one of the socialized agencies of the