Year : 
2004
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Constitutional Government is run

A. by lawyers

B. by the politicians

C. by applying arbitary rules

D. according to the laws of the land

D

2.

A society without constituted authority is called a

A. feudal state

B. stateless society

C. government in exile

D. backward society

B

3.

The theory of Socialism was popularised by

A. A.V.Dicey

B. Kari Marx

C. Baron de Montesquieu

D. Aristotle

B

4.

Direct democracy implies that the governance of a state involves

A. all the citizens of the state

B. only male citizens

C. adult female citizens

D. representatives

A

5.

Nobles who form government are called

A. theocrats

B. aristocrats

C. plutocrats

D. autocrats

B

6.

Political socialization is associated with

A. fress choice of party programmes

B. military takeover of civilian government

C. the transmission of political values , attitudes and opinions

D. political programmes of transition to civil rule

C

7.

In a fascist regime, the Head of State is

A. the royal father

B. the prime minister

C. the elected monarch

D. supreme and above the law

D

8.

Which of the following best describes totalitarianism?

A. Extreme decentralization

B. Excessive centralization of power

C. Devolution of power

D. Delegation of power

B

9.

A system in which people contribute for the welfare of their community can be described as

A. Communalism

B. Socialism

C. Communism

D. Capitalism

A

10.

A system of government which is based on the public ownership of means of production and distribution is called

A. welfarism

B. socialism

C. feudalism

D. authoritarianism

B

1.

Constitutional Government is run

A. by lawyers

B. by the politicians

C. by applying arbitary rules

D. according to the laws of the land

D

2.

A society without constituted authority is called a

A. feudal state

B. stateless society

C. government in exile

D. backward society

B

3.

The theory of Socialism was popularised by

A. A.V.Dicey

B. Kari Marx

C. Baron de Montesquieu

D. Aristotle

B

4.

Direct democracy implies that the governance of a state involves

A. all the citizens of the state

B. only male citizens

C. adult female citizens

D. representatives

A

5.

Nobles who form government are called

A. theocrats

B. aristocrats

C. plutocrats

D. autocrats

B

6.

Political socialization is associated with

A. fress choice of party programmes

B. military takeover of civilian government

C. the transmission of political values , attitudes and opinions

D. political programmes of transition to civil rule

C

7.

In a fascist regime, the Head of State is

A. the royal father

B. the prime minister

C. the elected monarch

D. supreme and above the law

D

8.

Which of the following best describes totalitarianism?

A. Extreme decentralization

B. Excessive centralization of power

C. Devolution of power

D. Delegation of power

B

9.

A system in which people contribute for the welfare of their community can be described as

A. Communalism

B. Socialism

C. Communism

D. Capitalism

A

10.

A system of government which is based on the public ownership of means of production and distribution is called

A. welfarism

B. socialism

C. feudalism

D. authoritarianism

B