WAEC SSCE - Government - 2009 (Objective)

The principle which requires members of the executive to resign when a governmental proposal is defeated in the parliament is known as

The first military coup détat in West Africa was staged in

The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to

A court can declare any action of a local government that is outside its area of jurisdiction as

Government can be made responsible and accountable to its citizens through the following methods except

A constitution whose procedure for amendment is the same as that of making an ordinary law is referred to as

Fascism can best be defined as the

The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called

Which of the following is a limitation to the doctrine of rule of law?

A true representative government is one that

A system of government in which governmental positions are acquired through popular elections is known as

The non-involvement of civil servants in partisan politics is related to

A system of government in which the head of state is elected for a fixed term of office is known as

Which of the following is not a main source of a constitution?

The head of the judicial arm of government is known as

Equality before the law is a principle of

Which of the following countries practised totalitarian system of government before the Second World War?

A governmental system where the head of state is distinct from the head of government is called

Nazism was practised in

Nationalism in British West Africa aimed at

A system whereby there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as

Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to

Which of the following does not influence the foreign policy of a country?

Which of the following principles is emphasized among the three organs of government in a presidential system ?

The subordinate class of people in the social hierarchy of a feudal system is the

A common language is one of the attributes of a

Government as a process or art of governing means

Residing in an area for a specified period of years is one of the basic conditions to acquire citizenship through

The highest organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the

Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by

Which of the following countries is a founding member of the Commonwealth?

The practice of voting in absentia through an authorized representative is

Citizenship can be acquired through

Which of the following systems of government is more responsible to public opinion?

A federal system of government is adopted in a state with

The implementation of government policies is carried out by the

The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a

Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?

The principle of checks and balances is aimed at

Measuring public opinion becomes highly expensive when

Totalitarianism implies the control of government by

A feature of pressure groups is that members

One of the criticisms against the policy of Assimilation was that it