Government 2020 Past Questions | WAEC
Study the following Government past questions and answers for JAMB, WAEC NECO and Post-JAMB. Get prepared with official past questions and answers for upcoming examinations.
- In modern democracy, a government is _________
- A. a contrast between the rulers and the ruled
- B. a preserve of the political party in power
- C. monopoly of the ethnic group
- D. alternation of power between the majority and minority tribes
2. The ability to make and enforce laws and administer justice constitute the major functions of a _________
- A. nation
- B. society
- C. government
- D. pressure group
3. Execute power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the ________
- A. legislature
- B. judiciary
- C. civil service
- D. council of ministers
4. A feature of a confederal state is that _______
- A. it is a single sovereign state
- B. its constitution is flexible
- C. any unit can secede at will
- D. its powers are distributed equally between the centre and units
5. One of the limitations to the principles of rule of law is _________
- A. Immunity
- B. equality
- C. liberty
- D. impartiality
6. Countries adopt unitary system of government because it __________
- A. detests dictatorship
- B. promote national integration
- C. concentrates power only at the centre
- D. allows the component units to secede at will
7. Which of the following is an advantage of monocephalous executive ___________
- A. sharing of power
- B. quick decision making
- C. impartial dispension of justice
- D. enjoyment of press freedom
8. A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is ________
- A. scarcely exercised
- B. more dependent on coercion
- C. acquired popularly
- D. exercised through force
9. Political participation can take the form of __________
- A. belonging to a trade union
- B. being a member of a pressure group
- C. canvassing for votes
- D. organizing festival for good harvest
10. Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation?
- A. encourages rigging
- B. promotes strong government
- C. makes for easy decision making in parliament
- D. is difficult and cumbersome to operate
11. The sum total of authority in a state unrestrained by law is _______
- A. monarchy
- B. society
- C. oligarchy
- D. sovereign
12. The flexibility and rigidity of constitution refer to the __________
- A. sources of constitution
- B. making of constitution
- C. ease of amending constitution
- D. coding of constitution
13. The observance of Rule of Law in a state requires _________
- A. an independent judiciary
- B. an ineffective police system
- C. a flexible constitution
- D. existence of a two-party system
14. The principle of separating the judiciary from the other organs of government and making it free from executive and legislative influence is termed __________
- A. judiciary
- B. judicial review
- C. separation of powers
- D. fusions of powers
15. . The right to respect the personality of the individual is a _________
- A. civil right
- B. natural right
- C. social right
- D. economic right
