Year : 
2003
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 52 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Government as an institution of the state refers to the

A. police and armed forces

B. judiciary the president and his minister

C. legislature , the executive and the judiciary

D. economic and political institutions

C

2.

Authority means

A. an automatic right to be obeyed

B. legitimate right to be obeyed

C. a civic right to obey others

D. a civic right to be obeyed

B

3.

Authority means

A. an automatic right to be obeyed

B. legitimate right to be obeyed

C. a civic right to obey others

D. a civic right to be obeyed

B

4.

Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

A. lraq

B. Jordan

C. Israel

D. Lebanon

C

5.

Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

A. lraq

B. Jordan

C. Israel

D. Lebanon

C

6.

The purpose of Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers is to

A. prevent tyranny by the government

B. uphold the supremacy of parliament

C. ensure equality before the law

D. guarantee free and fair elections

A

7.

The concept of sovereignty was first introduced into political terminology in 1576 by

A. Winston Churchill

B. Jean Bodin

C. Kari Marx

D. Abraham Lincoln

B

8.

Power is different from authority because power lacks

A. ability

B. sovereignty

C. probity

D. legitimacy

D

9.

Oligarchy implies rulership by

A. an absolute monarch

B. a few powerful individuals

C. a military governmnet

D. a charismatic leader

B

10.

A fascist regime is both

A. fair and legitimate

B. responsive and responsible

C. authoritarian and totalitarain

D. democratic and constitutional

C

1.

Government as an institution of the state refers to the

A. police and armed forces

B. judiciary the president and his minister

C. legislature , the executive and the judiciary

D. economic and political institutions

C

2.

Authority means

A. an automatic right to be obeyed

B. legitimate right to be obeyed

C. a civic right to obey others

D. a civic right to be obeyed

B

3.

Authority means

A. an automatic right to be obeyed

B. legitimate right to be obeyed

C. a civic right to obey others

D. a civic right to be obeyed

B

4.

Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

A. lraq

B. Jordan

C. Israel

D. Lebanon

C

5.

Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

A. lraq

B. Jordan

C. Israel

D. Lebanon

C

6.

The purpose of Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers is to

A. prevent tyranny by the government

B. uphold the supremacy of parliament

C. ensure equality before the law

D. guarantee free and fair elections

A

7.

The concept of sovereignty was first introduced into political terminology in 1576 by

A. Winston Churchill

B. Jean Bodin

C. Kari Marx

D. Abraham Lincoln

B

8.

Power is different from authority because power lacks

A. ability

B. sovereignty

C. probity

D. legitimacy

D

9.

Oligarchy implies rulership by

A. an absolute monarch

B. a few powerful individuals

C. a military governmnet

D. a charismatic leader

B

10.

A fascist regime is both

A. fair and legitimate

B. responsive and responsible

C. authoritarian and totalitarain

D. democratic and constitutional

C