2009 - WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - page 1

1
Government as a process or art of governing means
A
voting at general elections
B
orders of the judiciary and police
C
activities of political parties and pressure groups
D
activities for making and enforcing laws in a state
CORRECT OPTION: d
2
Nazism was practised in
A
Britain under Churchill
B
the United States under Woodrow Wilson
C
Germany under Adolf Hitler
D
Span under General Franco
CORRECT OPTION: c
3
Government can be made responsible and accountable to its citizens through the following methods except
A
periodic change of government
B
demonstration
C
political education
D
public opinion
CORRECT OPTION: b
4
Fascism can best be defined as the
A
government of a state controlled by a multi-party
B
system of governmnet controlled by the armed forces
C
existence of a single party dictorship with a life president
D
existence of an elected president for a fixed term
CORRECT OPTION: c
5
Totalitarianism implies the control of government by
A
coalition parties
B
parties in succession
C
a few elite
D
a dictator
CORRECT OPTION: d
6
Which of the following countries practised totalitarian system of government before the Second World War?
A
Britain and France
B
Germany and Italy
C
The United States and Canada
D
Turkey and India
CORRECT OPTION: b
7
The subordinate class of people in the social hierarchy of a feudal system is the
A
lords
B
vassals
C
nobles
D
armed forces
CORRECT OPTION: b
8

A common language is one of the attributes of a

A
government
B
society
C
nation
D
state
CORRECT OPTION: c

A nation is a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. A nation is distinct from a people, and is more abstract, and more overtly political, than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests

A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent of members. In the social sciences, a larger society often exhibits stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.

State. As a noun, a people permanently occupying a fixed territory bound together by common habits and custom into one body politic exercising, through the medium of an organized government, independent sovereignty and control over all persons and things within its boundaries, capable of making war and peace and of entering into international

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. Each government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy

9
The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to
A
J.J. Rousseau
B
John Locke
C
A.V.Dicey
D
Thomas Hobbes
CORRECT OPTION: c
10
Equality before the law is a principle of
A
separation of powers
B
checks and balances
C
collective responsibility
D
rule of law
CORRECT OPTION: d
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