Year :
1992
Title :
Government
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
21 - 30 of 57 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 21. |
One of the measures contained in Nigeria's independence constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary was the establishment of the A. Privy Council B. Judicial Service Commission C. Public Complaints Commission D. Judicial Review Commission E. West African Court of Appeal |
B |
| 22. |
Which of the following was the feature of the British colonial administration in West African between 1919 and 1946? A. Assimilation B. Association C. Direct rule D. appointment of an African chief justice E. Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies |
E |
| 23. |
Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility? A. Ministers are responsible to parliament B. The Prime Minister is reponsible to parliament C. The prime Minister is accountable to the Cabinet D. Cabinet Ministers jointly share prasies and blames E. Permanent Secretaries are reponsible to partliamnet |
D |
| 24. |
One of the importance of federalism is that A. any component part can secede at any time B. each state can develop at its own pace C. citizens cannot be txed by both state and federal governmnet D. each state can spend money allocated to it by the centre E. citizens can only be loyal to the state governmnet |
B |
| 25. |
All the following are features of a representative government except A. military rule B. equality of rights C. legitimacy of governmnet D. periodic election E. secession |
A |
| 26. |
The operation of multi-party system often leads to the formation of a A. very strong executive B. confrontational government C. multi-governmnetal system D. dictatorial governmnet E. coalition government |
E |
| 27. |
To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be A. able to punish electoral offenders B. given a spacious office accommodation C. ready to help the government D. independence of the executive E. headed by the judge or a professor |
D |
| 28. |
In the parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial head of state is the A. Chief Justice B. Prime Minister C. Speaker D. Party leader E. President Detailed SolutionIn a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of government. This is in contrast to a presidential system in a democracy, where the head of state often is also the head of government, and most importantly, the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.Countries with parliamentary systems may be constitutional monarchies, where a monarch is the head of state while the head of government is almost always a member of the legislature (such as the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan), or parliamentary republics, where a mostly ceremonial president is the head of state while the head of government is regularly from the legislature (such as Irel |
|
| 29. |
A tax law emanates from A. he speaker's bill B. a public bill C. a judiciary bill D. private bill E. executive |
B |
| 30. |
Popular sovereignty belongs to the A. government B. military C. lectorate D. legislature E. executive |
C |
| 21. |
One of the measures contained in Nigeria's independence constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary was the establishment of the A. Privy Council B. Judicial Service Commission C. Public Complaints Commission D. Judicial Review Commission E. West African Court of Appeal |
B |
| 22. |
Which of the following was the feature of the British colonial administration in West African between 1919 and 1946? A. Assimilation B. Association C. Direct rule D. appointment of an African chief justice E. Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies |
E |
| 23. |
Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility? A. Ministers are responsible to parliament B. The Prime Minister is reponsible to parliament C. The prime Minister is accountable to the Cabinet D. Cabinet Ministers jointly share prasies and blames E. Permanent Secretaries are reponsible to partliamnet |
D |
| 24. |
One of the importance of federalism is that A. any component part can secede at any time B. each state can develop at its own pace C. citizens cannot be txed by both state and federal governmnet D. each state can spend money allocated to it by the centre E. citizens can only be loyal to the state governmnet |
B |
| 25. |
All the following are features of a representative government except A. military rule B. equality of rights C. legitimacy of governmnet D. periodic election E. secession |
A |
| 26. |
The operation of multi-party system often leads to the formation of a A. very strong executive B. confrontational government C. multi-governmnetal system D. dictatorial governmnet E. coalition government |
E |
| 27. |
To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be A. able to punish electoral offenders B. given a spacious office accommodation C. ready to help the government D. independence of the executive E. headed by the judge or a professor |
D |
| 28. |
In the parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial head of state is the A. Chief Justice B. Prime Minister C. Speaker D. Party leader E. President Detailed SolutionIn a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of government. This is in contrast to a presidential system in a democracy, where the head of state often is also the head of government, and most importantly, the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.Countries with parliamentary systems may be constitutional monarchies, where a monarch is the head of state while the head of government is almost always a member of the legislature (such as the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan), or parliamentary republics, where a mostly ceremonial president is the head of state while the head of government is regularly from the legislature (such as Irel |
|
| 29. |
A tax law emanates from A. he speaker's bill B. a public bill C. a judiciary bill D. private bill E. executive |
B |
| 30. |
Popular sovereignty belongs to the A. government B. military C. lectorate D. legislature E. executive |
C |