Government 2021 Past Questions | WAEC
- An undesirable attribute of capitalism is mostly seen in
- A. freedom of choice
- B. exploitation of labour
- C. efficient production of goods and services
- D. effective utilization of labour
2. A constitution that requires an absolute majority of members of parliament to amend is a
- A. confederal constitution
- B. federal constitution
- C. flexible constitution
- D. rigid constitution
3. What is the term given to the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving
- A. Adjournment
- B. Postponement
- C. Prorogation
- D. Recess
4. In a monocephalous executive system of government, all executive powers are vested in the
- A. Chief Justice
- B. President
- C. Prime Minister
- D. Speaker
5. 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
6.
- What does the mass media rely on to gauge public opinion
- A. Influential citizens
- B. propaganda and interviews
- C. polls and survey
- D. Rumors and gossip
7. Which of the following options is the role of a newspaper in a state?
- A. Determines government appointment
- B. Disseminates information
- C. Ensures fairness in newspaper circulation
- D. Ensures fair distribution of relief items
8. The Civil Services helps the government to
- A. recruit personnel for the army
- B. develop and implement policies effectively
- C. maintain instability in the state
- D. stay in power for a long time
9. A citizen is barred from active politics when employed as a
- A. university lecturer
- B. priest
- C. civil servant
- D. journalist
10. Citizens’ political participation is best practiced under a
- A. militant pressure group
- B. neighborhood vigilante group
- C. cooperative society
- D. political party
11. The most important function of government is to ensure the
- A. building of offices and houses
- B. judiciary is well resourced
- C. second arm of government is respected
- D. security of the citizens
12. The right to an adequate standard of living falls under
- A. civil rights
- B. economic right
- C. free market economy
- D. right to life
13. People’s political values are continuously shaped by the following agents except
- A. education
- B. family
- C. media
- D. ombudsman
14. In which political system was there two levels of government with considerable devolution?
- A. Capitalism
- B. Federalism
- C. Fascism
- D. Unitarism
15. A system of government in which people elect their lawmakers and make them accountable for their actions and inactions in government is
- A. a representative government
- B. first-past-the-post government
- C. an oligarchy government
- D. checks and balances system of government
