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THEORY QUESTIONS

WAEC SYLLABUS

1. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?

A. Implementation and adjudication of laws

B. The role of pressure group within the state

C. Disagreement between state and local government

D. Abrogation of fundamental human right

2. Which of the following is not an aim for the existence of a state

A. Promotion of economic independence

B. Provision of welfare services

C. Maintenance if external relations

D. Promotion of common lingua franca

3. Right to rule based on norms, customs and convention of the people is referred to as

A. Legal authority

B. Charismatic authority

C. Rational authority

D. Traditional authority

4. Which of the following is not a legitimate government

A. Democratic government

B. Republic government

C. Military government

D. Monarchical government

5. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was

A. A.V. Dicey

B. Jean Bodin

C. John Austin

D. Montesquieu

ANSWERS

6. Political sovereignty belongs to the

A. Press

B. People

C. Legislature

D. Executive

7. Direct democracy emanated from the

A. Greeks

B. Romans

C. Germans

D. Americans

8. Production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the state in

A. Capitalism

B. Mixed economy

C. Socialism

D. Communalism

9. The two major factors that contributed to the development of capitalism were

A. Emergence of the protest reformation and paper money

B. The emergence of the Adolf Hitler and the first world war

C. The theory of individual rights and the industrial revolution in Britain

D. The first world war and the Atlantic chatter in 1914

10. Which of the following is a feature of capitalism

A. Removal of social inequalities

B. Equitable re-distribution of properties

C. Maximization of profit

D. Protection of workers

ANSWERS

11. In a capitalism state, the society is polarised into the

A. Christians and Muslims

B. Government and the workers

C. Bourgeoisies and the proletariat

D. Diligent people and the lazy people

12. A system of government in which political leadership is based on land ownership is

A. Communalism

B. Feudalism

C. Communism

D. Socialism

13. The highest stage of socialism is

A. Fascism

B. Communalism

C. Capitalism

D. Socialism

14. Communism was popularised by

A. Karl Marx and Fedrick Engels

B. Max Weber and Aristoles

C. Plato and Socrates

D. Harold Laski and Jean Bodin

15. A classless society is obtainable in

A. Communism

B. Capitalism

C. Feudalism

D. Plutocracy

ANSWERS

16. The fascist state in Europe was

A. Italy

B. Germany

C. Japan

D. Britain

17. Communalism ensures that everybody within the society is provided

A. A means for transportation

B. With a chieftaincy title

C. With a formal education

D. A land to farm

18. The political way of life which is developed by the society is referred to as

A. Communalism

B. Political culture

C. Agency of socialization

D. Political socialization

19. A politically aware and active society is said to have a

A. Subjective political culture

B. Participatory political culture

C. Parochial political culture

D. Evaluative political culture

20. Fundamental human rights can be defined as

A. Freedom enshrined in the constitution

B. The provisions of the constitution of the ruling political party

C. The provisions of the local government constitution

D. Regulations and workers welfare

ANSWERS

21. A system of government that is made up of elected people is referred to as

A. Representative government

B. Socialist government

C. Capitalist government

D. Feudalist government

22. Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government

A. The existence of functional political parties

B. The existence of Para -military group

C. Operation of checks and balances

D. The operations of rule of law

23. Devolution of law is associated with a

A. Decentralised political system

B. Feudal political system

C. Totalitarian political system

D. Centralised political system

24. Which of the following is a benefit of the principles of checks and balances

A. Enables the executive to exercise absolute power

B. Encourages loyalty of the judiciary to the executive

C. Rules out disagreement among the organs of government

D. Prevents domination of one organ of government by another

25. The degree of centralization is high in a

A. Unitary system of government

B. Federal system of government

C. Co-federal system of government

D. Representative government

ANSWERS

26. A constitution that requires special procedures to amend is referred to as

A. Flexible

B. Federal

C. Rigid

D. Unwritten

27. A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make laws

A. Federal

B. Monarchical

C. Unitary

D. Presidential

28. One feature of a unitary state is

A. The large size of the country

B. High level of economic development

C. Absence of constitutional division of power to the units

D. Presence of heterogeneous groups

29. A characteristics of the parliamentary system is that

A. Separation of power is not strictly observed

B. The prime minister combine the executive and ceremonia function

C. The president can dismiss any minister without much hindrance

D. The ministers are responsible individually to the president

30. In a confederation, each of the component states is

A. Military weak

B. Under populated

C. Virtually sovereign

D. Underdeveloped

ANSWERS

31. Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government?

A. Senegal and the Gambia

B. Mali and Senegal

C. Ghana and sierra Leone

D. Nigeria and Niger

32. The type of government where the central authority is superior to the component authorities is a

A. Parliamentary system of government

B. Representative system of government

C. Confederal system of government

D. Federal system of government

33. The exclusive list in a federal state includes

A. Education

B. Market

C. Defense

D. Transportation

34. The primary function of the judiciary is to

A. Make laws

B. Enforce laws

C. Interpret laws

D. Maintain law and order

35. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one’s

A. Duties

B. Rights

C. Privileges

D. Requirements

ANSWERS

36. Establishment of an independent judiciary is a way of safeguarding citizens’

A. Rights

B. Obligations

C. Privileges

D. Education

37. An organised group that seeks the control of power in a state is a

A. Pressure group

B. Political party

C. Social group

D. Co-operative society

38. A one-party system is common to

A. Democratic government

B. Totalitarian government

C. Representative government

D. Monarchical government

39. A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as

A. Elite government

B. Fascist government

C. Illegitimate government

D. National government

40. Disenfranchisement means

A. Right to vote and be voted for

B. Right to form government

C. To be disqualified from voting

D. Disallowing free and fair election

ANSWERS

41. Which of the following is a major feature of an electoral commission?

A. Support for the ruling party

B. Control by government

C. Privately funded

D. Political neutrality

42. A popular British colonial system of administration in the protectorates in the west Africa was

A. Assimilation

B. Direct rule

C. Association

D. Indirect rule

43. The introduction of elective principle in colonial west Africa allowed

A. African to be elected into the legislative council

B. The executive council to be dominated by Africans

C. An African to be a governor general

D. The removal of the governor generals’ veto power

44. The political parties that were established in west Africa between 1945 and 1965 fought for

A. National conference

B. Political independence

C. Supremacy among themselves

D. Regional integration

45. The first military coup d’etat in west Africa was staged in

A. Niger

B. Guinea

C. Togo

D. Ghana

ANSWERS

46. One of the defects of military government is

A. Freedom of expression

B. Registration of political parties

C. Abuse of human rights

D. Promotion of few military officers

47. The major defect of foreign policy in west Africa is

A. A public opinion and pressure groups

B. Military power

C. Good economy

D. Poor leadership

48. The council of ministers of the organization of African unity (OAU) is made up of

A. Justice ministers

B. Foreign affairs ministers

C. Education ministers

D. Defense ministers

49. The head of the commonwealth of nations is

A. Queen Elizabeth II

B. Don McKinnon

C. Tony Blair

D. Margret Thatcher

50. The main focus of the ECOWAS monitoring group (ECOMOG) is the

A. Maintenance of peace in troubled spots of west Africa

B. Installation of unpopular government in west Africa

C. Protection of oil pipeline along the coast of west Africa

D. Promotion of military rule

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Q 31-40

Q 41-50

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