2015 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 4

Public opinion consists of the desires, wants and thinking of the majority of the people. It is the collective opinion of the people of a society or state on an issue or problem. This concept came about through the process of urbanization and other political and social forces.

Public opinion is measured by election results, personal contacts, media reporting, and especially by polls. but most importantly by mass media report

An opinion poll/sampling, often simply referred to as a poll or a survey, is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample.

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state. The executive executes and enforces law. The civil service is under the executive arm of government

The Civil Service is neutral and impartial in its work. It does not interfere in the political arena. It serves whichever political party is in power and help it to achieve whatever policies they want to introduce. A Civil Servant is obliged to hide his political affiliation and pursue his work as a professional.

Local government revenue comes from property, sales, and other taxes; charges and fees; and transfers from federal and state governments. Taxes accounted for roughly 40 percent of local general revenue

Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

French policy of assimilation taught their subjects that, by adopting French language and culture, they could eventually become French. Here Africans were afforded all the rights of French citizens, insinuating the African culture was inferior