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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2015

Objectives



1. Which of the following best defines government as an institution of a state?

A. An institution established for class struggle.

B. Machinery established for exercising political power.

C. A process of organising social values.

D. The art through which political parties are managed.


2. Which of the following is a reason for studying government?

A. Knowledge of the rights of the individual.

B. Acquisition of skills to work in state-owned industry.

C. Helps the individual to form a pressure group.

D. Enables citizens to vote during election.


3. The most visible feature of the state is

A. Compulsory membership

B. Defined geographical territory

C. Written constitution

D. Sovereign power


4. Representative democracy is characterised by

A. Free election and proper register of voters.

B. A politically educated elite

C. Representation of the poor only.

D. Rule of the interest group


5. The set of attitudes and believes that determines the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called

A. Socialization.

B. Political culture

C. Representative government

D. Devolution.


ANSWERS

6. Fundament human rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to

A. Ensure freedom of speech.

B. Guarantee the liberty of citizens

C. Promote good governance.

D. Promote trade.


7. Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on

A. The rule of law.

B. Separation of powers.

C. Check and balance.

D. Foreign policies.


8. Montesquieu’s political theory of separation of power was meant to

A. Promote unity in government.

B. Prevent dictatorial rule.

C. Ensure social justice.

D. Enhance state security.


9. Which of the following countries practices a centralised system of government?

A. Nigeria

B. Ghana

C. USA

D. India


10. Which of the following countries operate unwritten constitution?

A. Britain

B. USA

C. Japan

D. Canada


ANSWERS

11. A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be

A. Written

B. Unwritten

C. Rigid

D. Flexible


12. Which of the following system of government operate on the principles of check and balances?

A. Theocracy

B. Presidential

C. Parliamentary

D. Monarchical.


13. Confederal system of government means

A. Powerful centre and weak component units

B. Weak centre and powerful component units

C. Powerful centre and powerful component units

D. Weak component units and weak centre.


14. In a federal system of government, the power shared between the central and state government is known as

A. Legislative power.

B. Executive power.

C. Concurrent power.

D. Judicial power.


15. The prerogative power resides with the

A. Ombudsman

B. Executive

C. National assembly

D. Civil organization


ANSWERS

16. Quick decision making is an advantage of

A. Unicameralism.

B. Constitutionalism

C. Federalism

D. Republicanism


17. The of government responsible for implementation of policies in a state is the

A. Legislature

B. Judiciary

C. Executive

D. Public bureau.


18. A citizen is an individual who

A. Has the legal and political rights in a country.

B. Has leaved in a country for sometime.

C. Enjoys only economic rights.

D. Enjoys immunity in the country.


19. Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?

A. Swearing an oath of allegiance

B. Procession of a university degree

C. A registered member of a political party

D. Procession of an international passport.


20. Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except

A. Birth

B. Nationalization

C. Naturalization

D. Marriage.


ANSWERS

21. The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called

A. Citizenship by birth

B. Honorary citizenship

C. Adoption

D. Citizenship by registration


22. The primary aim of any political party is to

A. pressurise the government

B. remain in the opposition

C. control the government

D. ensure fair play in business


23. a manifesto can be defined as the

A. opportunity to form a political party

B. proposed programmes of a political party

C. policy of a political party in power

D. power to rule the masses


24. which of the following exist in a one party state?

A. only the worker’s party is allowed to exist

B. only the student party is allowed to exit

C. elections to the legislature are held at the party’s conference

D. the ruling party is the only legal party


25. which of the following party systems best represent all shades of opinions

A. multi- party

B. two-party

C. one- party

D. elite-party


ANSWERS

26. the practice of multi-party system in west Africa tends to promote

A. sectionalism and factionalism

B. national integration

C. social discrimination

D. economic integration


27. franchise is the right to

A. express political views

B. control the government

C. vote and be voted for

D. ensure good governance


28. the following are the aims of an election except that

A. a group sticks on to power

B. there is accountability of the leaders

C. there is a smooth change of government

D. the people determines who rules


29. politics is practically demonstrated during

A. electioneering campaigns

B. parliamentary debates

C. formation of political parties

D. inter-party consultative meetings


30. an election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of member is called

A. run-off election

B. electoral college

C. bye-election

D. primary election


ANSWERS

31. which of the following is a function of pressure groups?

A. Represent and protect the rich

B. Protect the interest of government

C. Serve as avenue for political victimization

D. Provide forum for the ventilation of grievances


32. Public opinion is defined as the

A. Aggregate views of the people.

B. Sentiments of opposition parties

C. Consensus of the mass media

D. Reaction of pressure groups


33. Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by

A. Military strength

B. General elections

C. The mass-media

D. Parliamentary debate


34. The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issue is called?

A. Referendum

B. Individual speech

C. Individual writing

D. Opinion sampling


35. The civil service is an administrative institution of

A. The executive arm of government

B. Public corporations

C. Para-military organizations

D. A business enterprise


ANSWERS

36. Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?

A. Disloyalty

B. Impartiality

C. Political activism

D. Temporary tenure


37. The major source of local government revenue is

A. Donations

B. Income from investments

C. Loans from finance institutions

D. Grants from the central authority


38. In the pre-colonial African political system,the functions of the king-makers were performed by

A. Age-grades

B. Women

C. Council of elders

D. Special people


39. Colonialism is defined as the

A. Struggle against foreign domination

B. Political struggle for independence

C. Economic dependence on developed nations

D. Imposition of foreign rule on a territory


40. ‘Casting votes’ was one of the ways the governor in British west Africa controlled the

A. Colonial treasurer

B. Colonial secretary

C. Native authority

D. Legislative council


ANSWERS

41. The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was

A. Expensive

B. Inferior

C. Unpopular

D. Superior


42. The administrative structure adopted in the French colonial territories was

A. More of centralized administration

B. Focused mainly on traditional rulers

C. Favorable to the African age grades

D. For the development of African culture


43. The pan-African movements emerged as a result of

A. African cultural heritage

B. European racial domination

C. The formation of the African union

D. The growth of socialism in Europe


44. Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalists to oppose colonialism in the British west Africa?

A. Daily news

B. Daily times

C. West African pilot

D. Guardian news paper


45. One of the prominent west African nationalist leaders was

A. Kwame Nkrumah

B. Jomo Kenyatta

C. S.L Akintola

D. Sekou Toure


ANSWERS

46. Which of the following can not be altered by a military coup d’etat ? the

A. Constitution

B. Legal system

C. Legislature

D. State


47. Laws are promulgated by a military government are called?

A. Bills

B. Acts

C. Decress

D. Proclamations


48. The origin of the common wealth of nations acn be traced to

A. Colonial ties

B. World economic order

C. Equality of states

D. Sovereignty of state


49. The first black African to hold the position of the UN secretary –General was

A. Salim Ahmed salim

B. Kofi Annan

C. Emeka Anyaoku

D. Nelson Mandela


50. The secretary general of the united nations organization (UNO) is appointed for a period of

A. Three years

B. Five years

C. Seven years

D. Nine years



WASSCE JUNE 2015 GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. D 41. B 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. A 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. B


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