Government Past Questions And Answers
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Why do some countries adopt unitary system of government?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2001 THEORY1642
The ultimate duty of a citizen is to demonstrate his/her __________
- A. allegiance to the sovereign
- B. loyalty to the state
- C. respect for the national flag
- D. contribution to government expenditure
1643
The independence of the Judiciary is meant to
- A. protest the rights of the judges
- B. safeguard the liberties of individuals
- C. enable judges enact laws at will
- D. allow judges to participate in partisan politics
1644
Financial allocations to local governments by the federal or the state government to supplement the cost of a project is called
- A. revenue allocation
- B. reimbursement
- C. statutory allocation
- D. matching grant
1645
Power is understood to mean the
- A. right to compel obedience
- B. capacity to compel obedience
- C. relationship between the government and the people
- D. desire to sue the state apparatus
1646
NEPAD was adopted during the OAU summit held in _________
- A. Tunis
- B. Lusaka
- C. Cairo
- D. Abuja
1647
The 1946 constitution was remarkable because it
- A. created ministerial positions in Nigeria
- B. introduced regional governments in Nigeria
- C. introduced for the first time, the elective principle
- D. brought about self- government for Nigeria
1648
The notion of equality before the law is the same as the principle of
- A. supremacy of the constitution
- B. rule of law
- C. independence of the judiciary
- D. social equality
1649
The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria
- A. provided for a head of government
- B. introduced the participation of women in politics
- C. provided for a head of state who is also the head of government
- D. provided for House of Chiefs
1650
The political parties established in West Africa in the 1950's were aimed at ________
- A. securing independence for their people
- B. Participating in the colonial administration
- C. introducing guerilla warfare against Europeans
- D. representing their people in the British parliament

