Government 2017 Past Questions | WAEC
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21. The post-Second World War nationalism in West Africa was characterized by
- A. disorganization
- B. lukewarm demands
- C. disorientation
- D. increased agitation
Correct Option: Answer is D
22. The rights of citizens to benefit from public utility is classified as
- A. social rights
- B. natural rights
- C. religious rights
- D. political rights
Correct Option: Answer is A
Social rights is the rights to an adequate standard of living, adequate housing, and food; the right to the highest attainable standard of health; the rights to education and social security.
23. Which of the following strengthen the power of the Supreme Court against the executive and the legislature?
- A. Judicial precedent
- B. Judicial review
- C. Court injunction
- D. Oath swearing
Correct Option: Answer is D
24. Policy of assimilation was successfully operated by the French in
- A. Lome
- B. Goree
- C. Bamako
- D. Abidjan
Correct Option: Answer is A
25. The theory of separation of powers was propounded by ________
- A. A. V Decay
- B. Max Weber
- C. Charles Montesquieu
- D. Gabriel Almond
Correct Option: Answer is C
The term “trias politica” or “separation of powers” was coined by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, an 18th century French social and political philosopher. His publication, Spirit of the Laws, is considered one of the great works in the history of political theory and jurisprudence, and it inspired the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Constitution of the United States. Under his model, the political authority of the state is divided into legislative, executive and judicial powers. He asserted that, to most effectively promote liberty, these three powers must be separate and acting independently.
26. Which of the following is not a method used by pressure groups to achieve their objectives?
- A. Employing lobbyists
- B. Embarking on demonstrations
- C. Embarking on strikes and boycotts
- D. Contesting for political positions
Correct Option: Answer is D
Some of the following methods used by pressure groups to achieve their objectives
- Propaganda /Letters to the Press
- Lobbying
- Demonstration /Protes
- Work-to rule
- Strike
- Boycott
- Special Publication
- Debates and symposium/workshop
27. Government is defined as an agency established to manage the affairs of _________
- A. rulers
- B. foreigners
- C. the state
- D. all workers
Correct Option: Answer is c
Government is the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state.
28. Provision of political education through rallies and newspapers is a function of _________
- A. political parties
- B. pressure groups
- C. educated elite
- D. the clergy
Correct Option: Answer is A
29. Which system of government has fusion of ceremonial and executive functions as a feature ________
- A. Presidential
- B. Cabinet
- C. Confederal
- D. Republican
Correct Option: Answer is A
30. An agreed set of regulations, conventions and customs by which a country or an organisation is governed is the ________
- A. constitution
- B. sovereignty
- C. suffrage
- D. culture
Correct Option: Answer is A
A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity, and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed