Government Past Questions And Answers

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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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 OBJ
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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 OBJ
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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 OBJ
2604

A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be

  • A. written
  • B. unwritten
  • C. rigid
  • D. flexible
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
2605

One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is

  • A. judicial interpretation
  • B. presidential pardon
  • C. legislative intervention
  • D. writ of habeas corpus
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1999
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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 OBJ
2607

(a)What is sovereignty of a state?

(b) Outline the limitations of sovereignty in a state.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORY
2608

A.V.Dicey popularized the principle of

  • A. rule of law
  • B. democracy
  • C. political culture
  • D. separation of powers
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 OBJ
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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2006 OBJ
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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1993