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Government2003

WASSCE · 52 questions · Answers included

52 questions

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Government as an institution of the state refers to the

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Authority means

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Authority means

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

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The purpose of Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers is to

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The concept of sovereignty was first introduced into political terminology in 1576 by

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Power is different from authority because power lacks

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Oligarchy implies rulership by

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A fascist regime is both

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Freedom to act as one pleases but within the law is described as

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A written constitution should have

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A written constitution should have

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A written constitution should have

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A written constitution should have

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Checks and balances violate the principle of

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In a constitutional monarchy, the Head of State performs mainly

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If a member of the legislature is appointed a minister, he forfeits his seat in the legislature, This is a feature of the

19

Which of the following statements about the presidential system is false?

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

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Which of the following is an indirect form of election?

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Franchise owes its evolution to the

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One of the main functions of an election is

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Which of the following factors limits universal adult suffrage?

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The manifesto of a political party is a document which outlines

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A system in which two or more political parties form the government is called

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Red tapism can be explained as

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The major objectives of a pressure groups is to

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Which of the following agents of public opinion is the most widespread?

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A statutory corporation is under the supervision of

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One of the functions of local government is to

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The law-making body in Nigeria is called the

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The independence of the Judiciary is meant to

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An institution which seeks to redress people's grievances against abuse of administrative power is the

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Which of the following was not a feature of assimilation policy?

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Two-party system of government enables the electorate to

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Nigeria was a federal state under the constitution of 1954 because the constitution provided for

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All of the following were a demands made by the National Congress of British West Africa from the colonial government except the

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The responsibilities of dividing a country into constituencies and accepting the nomination of candidates for elections are shouldered by the

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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were

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The Loi cadre was passed in

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A benefit which a country seeks to achieve in her relations with other nations is called

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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called the

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Under the British colonial administration, the Executive Council was purely

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The policy which sought to turn Africans into Frenchmen and rule them through institutions similar to those in France was

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Many African leaders adopted the single-party system of government after independence in order to promote

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The principle of non-alignment means that a country

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The annual budget of the Organization of African Unit (OAU) is approved by the

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The term ECOMOG means

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The Headquarters of the United Nations Organization is located at

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The highest organ of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is the

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It is most unlikely for members nations of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) to