Government Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following was the feature of the British colonial administration in West African between 1919 and 1946?
- A. Assimilation
- B. Association
- C. Direct rule
- D. Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies
The military administration that attempted to tackle the problem of inefficiency in the public sector by mass retirement of public officers was the
- A. Gowon administration
- B. Muritala administration
- C. Obasanjo administration
- D. Buhari administration
One of the advantages of a bicameral over a unicameral legislature is that it
- A. is cheap to maintain
- B. promotes social equality
- C. takes less time for the bills to be passed
- D. prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
The process of taking part in political and public affairs can be termed political
- A. participation
- B. socialization
- C. recognition
- D. culture
Public opinion is important in that, it ________
- A. helps political parties to assess their policies
- B. creates delays in the execution of policies
- C. may be unreliable and misleading
- D. can be manipulated by political opponents
The action programme of a political party intended to be carried out when political power is won is known as
- A. code of conduct
- B. party constitution
- C. party survey
- D. manifesto
If the central government has less powers than the component units, the constitution is said to be
- A. federal
- B. unitary
- C. confederal
- D. unwritten
Trace the constitutional evolution of federalism in Nigeria up to 1954
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYAccording to Marxist theory, those who own and control the mans of production in a capitalist society are the
- A. producers
- B. bourgeoisie
- C. colonialists
- D. proletariats
Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when
- A. legislators cannot reach a consensus
- B. issues under consideration are personal
- C. issues under consideration are technical
- D. legislators have to proceed on a recess.

