Government Past Questions And Answers
2601
The geographical units into which a country is divided for the purpose of elections are called
- A. constituencies
- B. polling
- C. local government areas
- D. states
2602
Coalition government can be defined as parties coming together
- A. to appoint a leader
- B. to form a government
- C. with a common manifesto
- D. to oppose the government
2603
Government as an academic field of study refers to the
- A. president and his ministers
- B. study of political institutions and processes
- C. working of the organs of government
- D. membership of international organizations
2604
A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be
- A. written
- B. unwritten
- C. rigid
- D. flexible
2605
One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is
- A. judicial interpretation
- B. presidential pardon
- C. legislative intervention
- D. writ of habeas corpus
2606
Local authorities impose rates because
- A. government wants the rich to become richer
- B. the poor are expected to finance political parties
- C. of the need to provide fund for public corporations
- D. of the need to provide essential amenities for the citizens
2607
(a)What is sovereignty of a state?
(b) Outline the limitations of sovereignty in a state.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORY2608
A.V.Dicey popularized the principle of
- A. rule of law
- B. democracy
- C. political culture
- D. separation of powers
2609
Which of the following principles negates the concept of the Rule of Law?
- A. Supremacy of the law
- B. Prevention of arbitrariness in authority
- C. Equality before the law
- D. Exercise of absolute power by the President
2610
Diarch refers to the
- A. rule by the government and the opposition parties
- B. mixture of parliamentary and presidential systems
- C. rule of political interest
- D. rule by the military and civilians

