2015 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 1
The most visible feature of a state is
There are four essential characteristics of a state which include population, territory, sovereignty, and government. “The key characteristic of a state. Political sovereignty means the state has absolute supreme authority within the boundary of its territory.
Representative democracy is characterized by
The characteristic of a representative democracy is simply: People vote for representatives. Of course "vote" means a fair election where people have real choice.
The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
Political culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system.
The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
Political culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system.
Fundamental Human Rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to
Human rights and fundamental freedoms are provided by the Constitution to guarantee liberty of citizens.
Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on
The Rule of Law is an important contribution of the British Constitution. It means that in the eyes of the law all persons, whether big or small, the highest government official or ordinary citizen, a big capitalist or a poor man, are equal. It also means that in the eyes of law, there is no privileged class. But certain diplomatic immunities retrain the effect of the rule of law
Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to
Montesquieu's approach was to present and defend a form of government which was not excessively centralized in all its powers to a single monarch or similar ruler, form of government known then as "aristocracy". He based this model on the Constitution of the Roman Republic and the British constitutional system.
Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?
A centralized form of government is one in which all power is held by a single authority or by a group of people. Regional or local leaders are appointed by the central authority and they can usually be removed if they do not abide by the orders issued by the government. Ghana practices a centralized system of government
Which of the following countries operates unwritten constitution?
some countries with an unwritten constitution;
- Canada.
- United Kingdom.
- Saudi Arabia.
- New Zealand.
- Israel.
A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be
Flexible Constitution is a constitution that is not defined or set apart in a distinct document and that is not distinguishable from other law in the way in which its terms can be legislatively altered. A flexible constitution can be easily amended when need rises