Government, 2007, WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2007

Title :

Government

Exam :

WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 48 Questions

#	Question	Ans
21.	Which of the following is a benefit of the principle of checks and balances? A. enables the executive to exercise absolute power B. encourageges loyalty of the judiciary to the executive C. rules out disagreement among the organs of government D. prevents domination of one organ of government by another Show Content Detailed Solution With Checks and balances, no organ of government will act outside its jurisdiction. It prevents one organ of government becoming too powerful and undermining the position of other arms of government.	D
22.	Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government A. The existence of functional political parties B. The existence of para-military groups C. Operation of checks and balances D. The operation of rule of law Show Content Detailed Solution Just as we have been taught earlier, representative government is when citizens elect officials to represent their interest. The elected representatives are called public servants. This is usually done through elections. For they to be an election, they have to be political parties who present candidates for different elective positions.	A
23.	Devolution of power is associated with a A. decentralized political system B. feudal political system C. totalitarian political system D. centralized political system Show Content Detailed Solution Devolution is about the transfer of power by a central government to local or regional administrations. It is a form of administrative decentralization.	A
24.	The degree of centralization is high in a A. unitary system of government B. federal system of goverment C. confederal system of government D. representative government Show Content Detailed Solution In a unitary system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might. Power is concentrated at the central government	A
25.	One feature of a Unitary State is A. the large size of the country B. high level of economic development C. absence of constitutional division of power to the units D. presence of hetrogeneous groups Show Content Detailed Solution In a unitary system, all powers are centralized in the hands of the central government and that centre is the reservoir of all state powers. In this system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might. Simply put, the central government is supreme and autonomous in a unitary government. It does not share its power with the component units	C
26.	A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is A. federal B. monarchical C. unitary D. presidential Show Content Detailed Solution A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments	A
27.	A characteristic of the parliamentary system is that A. separation of poweris not strictly observed B. the prime minister combins the executive and ceremonial functions C. the president can dismiss any minister without much hindrance D. th ministers are responsible individually to the president Show Content Detailed Solution It is the basic principle of this system that two organs, legislature and executive share their powers. Separation of powers is not strictly observed unlike the presidential system of government	A
28.	In a confederal, each of the component states is A. militray weak B. underpopulated C. virtually sovereign D. underdeveloped Show Content Detailed Solution A confederacy is a loose relationship among a number of smaller political units. The vast majority of political power rests with the local governments; the central federal government has very little power. This means that, the states or countries that make up the Confederation are powerful and sovereign. The confederation itself is very weak with little powers tor exercise	C
29.	Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government? A. Senegal and The Gambia B. Mail and Sengal C. Ghana and Sierra Leone D. Nigeria and Niger	A
30.	The type of government where the central authority is superior to the component authorities is a A. parliamentary system ofgovernment B. representative system of government C. confederal system of government D. federal system of government Show Content Detailed Solution A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments. The federal government however has superior powers to that of the state and and local government	D

21.	Which of the following is a benefit of the principle of checks and balances? A. enables the executive to exercise absolute power B. encourageges loyalty of the judiciary to the executive C. rules out disagreement among the organs of government D. prevents domination of one organ of government by another Show Content Detailed Solution With Checks and balances, no organ of government will act outside its jurisdiction. It prevents one organ of government becoming too powerful and undermining the position of other arms of government.	D
22.	Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government A. The existence of functional political parties B. The existence of para-military groups C. Operation of checks and balances D. The operation of rule of law Show Content Detailed Solution Just as we have been taught earlier, representative government is when citizens elect officials to represent their interest. The elected representatives are called public servants. This is usually done through elections. For they to be an election, they have to be political parties who present candidates for different elective positions.	A
23.	Devolution of power is associated with a A. decentralized political system B. feudal political system C. totalitarian political system D. centralized political system Show Content Detailed Solution Devolution is about the transfer of power by a central government to local or regional administrations. It is a form of administrative decentralization.	A
24.	The degree of centralization is high in a A. unitary system of government B. federal system of goverment C. confederal system of government D. representative government Show Content Detailed Solution In a unitary system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might. Power is concentrated at the central government	A
25.	One feature of a Unitary State is A. the large size of the country B. high level of economic development C. absence of constitutional division of power to the units D. presence of hetrogeneous groups Show Content Detailed Solution In a unitary system, all powers are centralized in the hands of the central government and that centre is the reservoir of all state powers. In this system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might. Simply put, the central government is supreme and autonomous in a unitary government. It does not share its power with the component units	C

26.	A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is A. federal B. monarchical C. unitary D. presidential Show Content Detailed Solution A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments	A
27.	A characteristic of the parliamentary system is that A. separation of poweris not strictly observed B. the prime minister combins the executive and ceremonial functions C. the president can dismiss any minister without much hindrance D. th ministers are responsible individually to the president Show Content Detailed Solution It is the basic principle of this system that two organs, legislature and executive share their powers. Separation of powers is not strictly observed unlike the presidential system of government	A
28.	In a confederal, each of the component states is A. militray weak B. underpopulated C. virtually sovereign D. underdeveloped Show Content Detailed Solution A confederacy is a loose relationship among a number of smaller political units. The vast majority of political power rests with the local governments; the central federal government has very little power. This means that, the states or countries that make up the Confederation are powerful and sovereign. The confederation itself is very weak with little powers tor exercise	C
29.	Which of the following countries had practised confederal system of government? A. Senegal and The Gambia B. Mail and Sengal C. Ghana and Sierra Leone D. Nigeria and Niger	A
30.	The type of government where the central authority is superior to the component authorities is a A. parliamentary system ofgovernment B. representative system of government C. confederal system of government D. federal system of government Show Content Detailed Solution A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments. The federal government however has superior powers to that of the state and and local government	D