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Question 21
waec 2020

Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation?

Aencourages rigging
Bpromotes strong government
Cmakes for easy decision making in parliament
Dis difficult and cumbersome to operate
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Question 22
waec 2020

Political participation can take the form of __________

Abelonging to a trade union
Bbeing a member of a pressure group
Ccanvassing for votes
Dorganizing festival for good harvest
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Question 23
waec 2020

A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is ________

Ascarcely exercised
Bmore dependent on coercion
Cacquired popularly
Dexercised through force
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Question 24
waec 2020

Which of the following is an advantage of monocephalous executive ___________

Asharing of power
Bquick decision making
Cimpartial dispension of justice
Denjoyment of press freedom
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Question 25
waec 2020

Countries adopt the unitary system of government because it __________

Adetests dictatorship
Bpromote national integration
Cconcentrates power only at the centre
Dallows the component units to secede at will
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Question 26
waec 2020

One of the limitations to the principles of rule of law is _________

AImmunity
Bequality
Cliberty
Dimpartiality
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Question 27
waec 2020

A feature of a confederal state is that _______

Ait is a single sovereign state
Bits constitution is flexible
Cany unit can secede at will
Dits powers are distributed equally between the centre and units
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Question 28
waec 2020

Executive power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the ________

Alegislature
Bjudiciary
Ccivil service
Dcouncil of ministers
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Question 29
waec 2020

The ability to make and enforce laws and administer justice constitute the major functions of a _________

Anation
Bsociety
Cgovernment
Dpressure group
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Question 30
waec 2020

In modern democracy, a government is _________

Aa contrast between the rulers and the ruled
Ba preserve of the political party in power
Cmonopoly of the ethnic group
Dalternation of power between the majority and minority tribes
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