Year : 
1998
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 55 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

In the legislature of a federal system of government is usually

A. unicameral

B. multi-cameral

C. bicameral

D. rigid

E. flexible

C

12.

In the legislature, a private member's bill is

A. introduced by a member of Parliament

B. related to matters of local interest

C. related to matters of sanitary nature

D. introduced by the Executive

E. introduced by a member of Cabinet

A

13.

The communist ideology was propounded by

A. Charles De Gaulle

B. Kari Marx

C. John Locke

D. Williams Du Bois

E. Rajiv Gandhi

B

14.

Collective responsibility implies that every member of cabinet

A. is responsible to the Head of State

B. obeys the Prime Minister without questions

C. may support or oppose the decision made by the cabinet

D. take the credit or blame for the decisions made by the cabinet

E. must oppose the legislature at question times

D

15.

A state is said to be unitary if it

A. has a rigid constitution

B. is orgnized under a single government

C. is headed by a Prime Minister

D. is under military rule

E. unites its people

B

16.

In parliamentary system of government a vote of no confidence means expression of disapproval of

A. government 's general policies

B. the activities of the court of law

C. the opposition's methods of campaign

D. the activities of trade unions

E. leadership of the Armed Force

A

17.

A government shared by two authorities is called

A. diarchy

B. theocracy

C. gerontocracy

D. aristocracy

E. monarchy

A

18.

A singled-member constituency is one in which

A. two or more representatives are elected from one constituency

B. only one candidate can contest election

C. only one representative is elected from each constituency

D. opposition candidates are not alloews to contest elections

E. franchise is limited in all constituencies

C

19.

Presidential system of government allows the

A. President to be a member of the legislature

B. Executive to be members of the Legislature

C. Judiciary to be a part of the Executive

D. President to dismiss members of the Legislature

E. President to elect ministers from outside the Legislature

E

20.

The Executive arm of government refers to a body which

A. supervises councillors

B. makes laws

C. administers the law

D. supervises elections

E. interprets the law

C

11.

In the legislature of a federal system of government is usually

A. unicameral

B. multi-cameral

C. bicameral

D. rigid

E. flexible

C

12.

In the legislature, a private member's bill is

A. introduced by a member of Parliament

B. related to matters of local interest

C. related to matters of sanitary nature

D. introduced by the Executive

E. introduced by a member of Cabinet

A

13.

The communist ideology was propounded by

A. Charles De Gaulle

B. Kari Marx

C. John Locke

D. Williams Du Bois

E. Rajiv Gandhi

B

14.

Collective responsibility implies that every member of cabinet

A. is responsible to the Head of State

B. obeys the Prime Minister without questions

C. may support or oppose the decision made by the cabinet

D. take the credit or blame for the decisions made by the cabinet

E. must oppose the legislature at question times

D

15.

A state is said to be unitary if it

A. has a rigid constitution

B. is orgnized under a single government

C. is headed by a Prime Minister

D. is under military rule

E. unites its people

B

16.

In parliamentary system of government a vote of no confidence means expression of disapproval of

A. government 's general policies

B. the activities of the court of law

C. the opposition's methods of campaign

D. the activities of trade unions

E. leadership of the Armed Force

A

17.

A government shared by two authorities is called

A. diarchy

B. theocracy

C. gerontocracy

D. aristocracy

E. monarchy

A

18.

A singled-member constituency is one in which

A. two or more representatives are elected from one constituency

B. only one candidate can contest election

C. only one representative is elected from each constituency

D. opposition candidates are not alloews to contest elections

E. franchise is limited in all constituencies

C

19.

Presidential system of government allows the

A. President to be a member of the legislature

B. Executive to be members of the Legislature

C. Judiciary to be a part of the Executive

D. President to dismiss members of the Legislature

E. President to elect ministers from outside the Legislature

E

20.

The Executive arm of government refers to a body which

A. supervises councillors

B. makes laws

C. administers the law

D. supervises elections

E. interprets the law

C