WAEC Government 2015 Past Questions

The most visible feature of a state is

Representative democracy is characterized by

The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called

The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called

Fundamental Human Rights are entrenched in constitutions purposely to

Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitations on

Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to

Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?

Which of the following countries operates unwritten constitution?

A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making process is said to be

Which of the following systems of government operates on the checks and balances?

Confederal systems of government means

In a federal system of government, the power shared between the Centre and state governments is known as

The prerogative power resides with the

Quick decision making is an advantage of

A citizen is an individual who

Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?

Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following methods except

The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called

The primary aim of any political party is to

A manifesto can be defined as the

Which of the following exists in a one - party state?

Which of the following party systems best represents all shades of opinions?

The practice of multi - party system in West Africa tends to promote

Franchise is the right to

The following are the aims of an election except that

Politics is practically demonstrated during

An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of a member is called

Which of the following is a function of pressure groups?

Public opinion is defined as the

Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by

The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issue is called

The Civil Service is an administrative institution of

Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?

The major source of local government revenue is

Colonialism is defined as the

The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was