2017 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 2

 flexible constitution: a constitution that may be amended by the ordinary process of legislation and is therefore relatively easy to amend.

The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. Each branch “checks” the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.

The right to life is a moral principle based on the belief that a human being has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another entity including government.

Rule of law is the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced. A corrupt judicial system will undermine the principle of rule of law and act superior 

• Government Owned and financed. 
• Government Controlled and Managed.
• Separate Legal Entity. 
• Perpetual Succession.
• Autonomy.
• Service Motive. 
• Public Accountability.
• Business Motive.

 Legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime.

Major functions of modern government include
(1) foreign diplomacy
(2) making laws
(3) maintenance of domestic order
(4) administration of justice
(5) protection of civil liberties
(6) provision for and regulation of the conduct of periodic elections
(7) provision for public goods and services
(8) military defense