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GOVERNMENT (Senior Secondary School WAEC)
This exam is setup from WAEC Government topics of 60 standard questions which includes topics like Constitution, arms of government, Federalism, systems of government.
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1. Which of these is not a pressure group?
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2. The system of checks and balances aims at
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3. The major weakness of public opinion polls is that they
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4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of dictatorship?
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5. The “rule of law” concept was popularized by
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6. A government in which a monarch shares power with a constitution is called
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7. In which year did Nigeria become a republic?
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8. The headquarters of ECOWAS is in
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9. One of the disadvantages of delegated legislation is that it
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10. In a democracy, opposition parties are important because they
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11. Which of these is an example of direct democracy?
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12. Delegated legislation is made by
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13. In a democracy, sovereignty belongs to the
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14. The head of government in a parliamentary system is the
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15. A bill becomes law after it is
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16. The type of government in which power is vested in a small group of people is
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17. The rule of law means that
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18. Which political party was dominant in Western Nigeria in the First Republic?
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19. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?
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20. An election in which voters decide on a political issue is called
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21. Which of these is not an advantage of federalism?
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22. The judiciary checks the powers of the legislature by
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23. An electoral system where the highest votes win is called
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24. The main source of government revenue in Nigeria is
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25. Which of the following is an agent of political socialization?
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26. The main duty of the executive arm of government is to
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27. Pressure groups differ from political parties because they
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28. The principle of collective responsibility operates in
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29. The Universal Adult Suffrage means that voting is
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30. Which of these is a political right?
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31. The principle of separation of powers was popularized by
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32. The independence constitution of Nigeria was in
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33. The main purpose of government is to
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34. The body responsible for conducting elections in Nigeria is the
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35. A major function of the legislature is to
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36. A major challenge of Nigerian federalism is
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37. The major aim of the African Union (AU) is to
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38. The state is different from government because it is
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39. One of the limitations of public opinion is that it
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40. Nigeria adopted the presidential system because
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41. The civil service is expected to be
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42. Which of these countries practices a federal system?
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43. Citizenship education mainly teaches
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44. One of the aims of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is to
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45. Which of these is a feature of authoritarian rule?
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46. Who was Nigeria’s first executive president?
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47. Which organ of the United Nations is responsible for peace and security?
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48. The organ of government that interprets the law is the
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49. A confederation is a union of
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50. The right to recall legislators rests with the
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51. Judicial independence can best be guaranteed through
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52. In The journey was tedious, tedious means:
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53. The 1979 Nigerian Constitution introduced
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54. The Nigerian Council of State is mainly
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55. A two-party system encourages
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56. The military seized power in Nigeria for the first time in
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57. Citizenship can be acquired through
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58. Which of these is a function of political parties?
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59. The Nigerian Council of 1914 was created by
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60. Which of the following is a feature of a unitary government?
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61. The major aim of the African Union (AU) is to
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62. Which of the following is a disadvantage of a one-party system?
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