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Question 451
waec 2007

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

Aelite government
Bfascist government
Cillegitimate government
Dnational government
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Question 452
waec 2007

A one - party system is common to

Amonarchical government
Brepresentative government
Ctotalitarian government
Ddemocratic government
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Question 453
waec 2007

An organized group that seek the power in a state is a

Asocial group
Bco-operative society
Cpolitical party
Dpressure group
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Question 454
waec 2007

Establishment of an independent judiciary is a way of safeguarding citizens'

Arights
Bobligations
Cprivileges
Deducation
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Question 455
waec 2007

Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's

Aduties
Brights
Cprivileges
Drequirements
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Question 456
waec 2007

The primary function of the judiciary is to

Amake laws
Benforce laws
Cinterpret laws
Dmaintain law and order
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Question 457
waec 2007

The Exclusive List in a federal system state includes

Aeducation
Bmarket
Cdefence
Dtransportation
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Question 458
waec 2007

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

Aparliamentary system ofgovernment
Brepresentative system of government
Cconfederal system of government
Dfederal system of government
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Question 459
waec 2007
Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government?
ASenegal and The Gambia
BMail and Sengal
CGhana and Sierra Leone
DNigeria and Niger
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Question 460
waec 2007

In a confederal, each of the component states is

Amilitray weak
Bunderpopulated
Cvirtually sovereign
Dunderdeveloped
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Question 461
waec 2007

A characteristic of the parliamentary system is that

Aseparation of poweris not strictly observed
Bthe prime minister combins the executive and ceremonial functions
Cthe president can dismiss any minister without much hindrance
Dth ministers are responsible individually to the president
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Question 462
waec 2007

A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is

Afederal
Bmonarchical
Cunitary
Dpresidential
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Question 463
waec 2007

One feature of a Unitary State is

Athe large size of the country
Bhigh level of economic development
Cabsence of constitutional division of power to the units
Dpresence of hetrogeneous groups
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Question 464
waec 2007

The degree of centralization is high in a

Aunitary system of government
Bfederal system of goverment
Cconfederal system of government
Drepresentative government
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Question 465
waec 2007

Devolution of power is associated with a

Adecentralized political system
Bfeudal political system
Ctotalitarian political system
Dcentralized political system
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Question 466
waec 2007

Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government

AThe existence of functional political parties
BThe existence of para-military groups
COperation of checks and balances
DThe operation of rule of law
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Question 467
waec 2007

Which of the following is a benefit of the principle of checks and balances?

Aenables the executive to exercise absolute power
Bencourageges loyalty of the judiciary to the executive
Crules out disagreement among the organs of government
Dprevents domination of one organ of government by another
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Question 468
waec 2007

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

Arepresentatative government
BSocialist Government
Ccapitalist government
Dfeudalist government
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Question 469
waec 2007

Fundamental Human Right can be defined as

Afreedoms enshrined in the constitution
Bthe provisions of the constitution of the ruling political party
Cthe provisions of the local government constitution
Dregulations about wokrs'welfare
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Question 470
waec 2007

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

Acommunalism
Bpolitical culture
Cagency of socialization
Dpolitical socialization
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