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1. Government protects the lives and property of the citizens of a state through the _____
A. courts and the police
B. legislature and prisons
C. ministers and the police
D. customs and the police
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WAEC literary device
2. Political power could be acquired through _____
A. persuasion
B. election
C. sanction
D. nomination
WAEC poetry terms
3. Which of the following countries in Africa practised socialism?
A. Nigeria
B. Togo
C. Tanzania
D. Kenya
WAEC drama terms
4. Nazism was introduced by _____
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Tsar Nicholas II
C. Karl Marx
D. Mao-Tse-Tung
WAEC poetry terms
5. The following are merits of separation of powers except _____
A. abuse of power
B. freedom and liberty
C. stable political system
D. absence of dominance
WAEC figures of speech
6. Which of the following is NOT a merit of checks and balances? It _____
A. prevents excessive use of power
B. has respect for human rights
C. encourages the use of veto power
D. prevents dictatorship
WAEC rhyme scheme
7. Representative government is alternatively called _____
A. rule of law
B. indirect democracy
C. separation of powers
D. classical democracy
WAEC poetry terms
8. A constitution is a _____
A. set of regulations and customs
B. body of doctrine and principles
C. set of principles and customs
D. body of rules, regulations and conventions
WAEC drama terms
9. A feature of a rigid constitution is that it requires _____
A. amendment by the judiciary
B. one-third majority for its amendment
C. special amendment procedures
D. the votes of the electorate for its amendment
WAEC poetry terms
10. A characteristic of a federal system of government is that power is _____
A. shared between the central and unit governments
B. shared between the component units of government
C. held by the national government
D. held by the state government
WAEC rhyme scheme
11. In a federal system of government, education and health are examples of _____
A. separation of powers
B. reserved powers
C. concurrent powers
D. exclusive powers
WAEC prose terms
12. Which of the following is NOT a function of the judiciary?
A. Settlement of disputes
B. Maintenance of law and order
C. Interpretation of law
D. Protection of rights
WAEC literary device
13. Statutes are _____
A. bills passed by local governments
B. laws passed by the judiciary
C. bills passed by the executive
D. laws passed by the parliament
WAEC literary device
14. Slander limits a citizen's freedom of _____
A. expression
B. movement
C. association
D. religion
WAEC figures of speech
15. Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country? The _____
A. Judiciary
B. Ombudsman
C. Legislature
D. Executive
WAEC drama terms
16. All the following are sources of revenue of a political party except _____
A. payment of dues
B. donations
C. custom duties
D. fund raising
WAEC poetry terms
17. Party manifesto is important in the following ways except to _____
A. evaluate the party
B. limit choice
C. attract people
D. guide the party
WAEC drama terms
18. 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
WAEC figures of speech
19. Which of the following West African countries practised a one-party system?
A. Benin
B. Nigeria
C. Ghana
D. Liberia
WAEC literary device
20. In limited franchise, restriction on voting can be based on _____
A. height
B. property
C. strength
D. exposure
WAEC literary device
21. Which of the following is a limitation to Universal Adult Suffrage?
A. Wealth
B. Age
C. Race
D. Sex
WAEC figures of speech
22. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A. Bye-election
B. Presidential election
C. Local election
D. Student union election
WAEC literary device
23. The purpose of an election is to _____
A. allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
B. provide social amenities for the electorate
C. give political education to the rich
D. allow the counting of votes in public
WAEC figures of speech
24. Universal Adult Suffrage is popular because it _____
A. allows for equal political representation
B. allows for greater political participation
C. encourages a multi-party system
D. ensures equal performance of all political parties
WAEC prose terms
25. Which of the following is NOT a factor that promotes democratic electoral system?
A. Political consciousness
B. Periodic election
C. Up-to-date electoral register
D. Popularity of the governor
WAEC rhyme scheme
26. A factor that could make elections to be free and fair is the _____
A. existence of dependent electoral commission
B. adoption of a flexible constitution
C. opportunity for people to vote twice
D. registration of eligible voters
WAEC poetry terms
27. The body responsible for conducting and supervising elections in West African countries is called _____
A. ombudsman
B. electoral commission
C. election observers
D. constituent assembly
WAEC literary device
28. Which of the following is NOT a problem of an electoral commission in West Africa?
A. Electoral malpractices
B. Inadequate personnel
C. Inadequate funds
D. Registration of voters
29. Which of the following is NOT an aim of pressure groups?
A. Contesting election
B. Agitating for interests
C. Influencing government decisions
D. Educating their members
30. A pressure group formed only by teachers is _____
A. a promotional group
B. an occupational group
C. a religious group
D. an economic group
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
31. Neutrality in the civil service means that _____
A. the government can seek or replace top civil servants
B. officials can only be removed from office due to ill-health
C. civil servants should be loyal to the government and non-partisan
D. officials need to defend the budget in parliament
32. Red-tapism in the civil service is a product of _____
A. democracy
B. autocracy
C. bureaucracy
D. theocracy
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
33. An advantage of public corporations in West Africa is _____
A. creation of exposure
B. political interference
C. provision of employment
D. provision of all the services needed
34. The central government can reduce annual subventions to public corporations through _____
A. parliamentary control
B. ministerial control
C judicial control
D. public control
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
35. Collection of rates is a source of revenue to _____
A. civil servants
B. public corporations
C. local authorities
D. central government
36. The money given by the central government to local authorities is known as _____
A. block grants
B. capital expenditure
C. loans
D. royalties
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
37. The laws of the pre-colonial African political systems were _____
A. written
B. codified
C. unwritten
D. rigid
38. Auditing the accounts of public corporations amount to _____
A. media control
B. judicial control
C. public control
D. financial control
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
39. The following were features of the French policy of Assimilation except _____
A. centralized administration
B. recognition of chieftaincy institution
C. limited education
D. indigenat policy
40. The recurrent coups in West African countries resulted in _____
A. dictatorship
B. political instability
C. nepotism
D. poor conditions in the army
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
41. Foreign policy refers to the _____
A. policy made by a foreign country
B. policy made by a country for foreigners
C. principles that govern a country when it is at war
D. principles that govern a state's international behaviour
42. Which of the following is a factor for the adoption of a unitary system of government in some West African countries?
A. Vast territories
B. Small territories
C. Abundant resources
D. Heterogeneous culture
43. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Canada
D. Russia
44. The Commonwealth is _____
A. an economic organization for the Caribbean
B. a political organization formed during the First World War
C. made up of all independent ex-colonies of Britain
D. made up of independent European countries
45. The United Nations Organization (UNO) came into existence in _____
A. 1945
B. 1948
С. 1950
D. 1953
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
46. The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the _____
A. German Chancellor
B. President of America
C. Queen of England
D. British Prime Minister
47. A Commonwealth member that has no colonial link with the United Kingdom is _____
A. Nigeria
B. Kenya
C. Ghana
D. Mozambique
48. The meetings of the Commonwealth of Nations are held once every _____
A. six years
B. five years
C. three years
D. two years
49. The ECOWAS Fund for Co-operation, Compensation and Development is located in _____
A. Togo
B. Nigeria
C. The Gamba
D. Sierra Leone
50. The organ responsible for investigating internal disputes in the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the _____
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. Secretariat
D. Economic and Social Council
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