Year : 
2001
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 52 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

A. confederal

B. parliamentary

C. unitary

D. presidential

C

22.

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

A. confederal

B. parliamentary

C. unitary

D. presidential

C

23.

A major weakness of a one - party system is that it

A. encourages the emergence of dictators

B. ensures freedom of political choice

C. negates the principle of one man one vote

D. requires a bicameral legislature

A

24.

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

A. Coalition governmnet

B. dual government

C. dictatoral governmnet

D. monarchical government

A

25.

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

A. Coalition governmnet

B. dual government

C. dictatoral governmnet

D. monarchical government

A

26.

Under a two - party system, the opposition party is as important as the ruling party because it

A. has equal unmber of supporters as the ruling party

B. is as strong as the ruling party

C. may force the government to resign

D. is the alternative government

D

27.

The dissolution of parliament is usually following by a

A. general election

B. referendum

C. plebiscite

D. resolution

A

28.

A major function of public corporation is to

A. construct roads and bridges

B. compete with private companies

C. provide certain essential service for all

D. collect revenue for government

C

29.

Carpet-corssing is a characteristic of

A. monarchical system

B. Cabinet system

C. presidential system

D. unitary system

B

30.

A minister controls public corporations by

A. auditing the accounts of the corporations himself

B. giving general policy dirctives

C. criticzing the corporations through the mass media

D. undertaking day-to-day administration of the corporations

B

21.

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

A. confederal

B. parliamentary

C. unitary

D. presidential

C

22.

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

A. confederal

B. parliamentary

C. unitary

D. presidential

C

23.

A major weakness of a one - party system is that it

A. encourages the emergence of dictators

B. ensures freedom of political choice

C. negates the principle of one man one vote

D. requires a bicameral legislature

A

24.

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

A. Coalition governmnet

B. dual government

C. dictatoral governmnet

D. monarchical government

A

25.

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

A. Coalition governmnet

B. dual government

C. dictatoral governmnet

D. monarchical government

A

26.

Under a two - party system, the opposition party is as important as the ruling party because it

A. has equal unmber of supporters as the ruling party

B. is as strong as the ruling party

C. may force the government to resign

D. is the alternative government

D

27.

The dissolution of parliament is usually following by a

A. general election

B. referendum

C. plebiscite

D. resolution

A

28.

A major function of public corporation is to

A. construct roads and bridges

B. compete with private companies

C. provide certain essential service for all

D. collect revenue for government

C

29.

Carpet-corssing is a characteristic of

A. monarchical system

B. Cabinet system

C. presidential system

D. unitary system

B

30.

A minister controls public corporations by

A. auditing the accounts of the corporations himself

B. giving general policy dirctives

C. criticzing the corporations through the mass media

D. undertaking day-to-day administration of the corporations

B