SS 3 GOVERNMENT PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) HomeWAEC/NECO Exam Past QuestionsSS 3 GOVERNMENT PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) 0% 1 SSCE/NECO/GCE (GOVERNMENT) GOVERNMENT PAST QUESTIONS SSCE (APP) These are Government Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank. You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to. Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time. Goodluck! School Portal Nigeria 1 / 40 A constitution is said to be flexible when its provisions are mainly in one document scattered in several books known by the rulers easy to amend 2 / 40 The term unicameralism means parliamentary elections one-chamber parliament legislative assemblie complete absence of parliament 3 / 40 Which of the following is not a function of political parties? forming government after election presenting candidates for electronic bringing the country’s economic and social conditions under control uniting diverse views of different interest groups 4 / 40 Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is one of the specialized agencies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Organization of African Unions (OAU) United Nations Organization (UNO) 5 / 40 Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one’s rights duties requirements privileges 6 / 40 In which of the following system of government is the principle of collective responsibility best upheld? presidential traditional military cabinet 7 / 40 Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership? community state club society 8 / 40 Another name for totalitarianism is authoritarianism socialism capitalism communism 9 / 40 The implementation of government policies is called out by the legislature execute ombudsman judiciary 10 / 40 All the following are essential functions of political parties except to aggregate interests of members of the public seek political power for the military seek political power lawfully serve as a link between the government and the people 11 / 40 A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as elite government fascist government illegitimate government national government 12 / 40 Indirect Rule was successful in some parts of West Africa because the British tyrannized the people ) the residence were good administrators British officials learnt the local language it suited the existing traditional political structure 13 / 40 Law made by the legislative council during the colonial period in British West Africa were called acts of parliament ordinances bye-laws delegated legislations 14 / 40 The earliest agent in the formation of public opinion is the university hospital family political party 15 / 40 An electoral college is a form of indirect election policy to dissolve constituencies college which trains party leaders school for electoral officers 16 / 40 The executive head who was responsible for British colonial territories in West Africa was the Secretary of State Warrant Chief Lord Chancellor Egerton Heir to the British throne 17 / 40 Fascism was a type of dictatorial government established in Germany Italy Israel Russia 18 / 40 Constitutional government is run according to the laws of the land by the politicians by lawyers by applying rules 19 / 40 Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to strengthen democracy safeguard independence threaten democracy protect sovereignty 20 / 40 The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to A. V Dicey J. J Roussean John Locke Thomas Hobbes 21 / 40 Communism was popularized by Max Weber and Aristotle Plato and Socrates Harold Laski and Jean Bodin Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels 22 / 40 Which of the following best describe feudalism? a few people monopolies the ownership of land mass ownership of property is prevalent state ownership of capital is prevalent workers administer the society 23 / 40 The most important achievement of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the prevention of another World War increase in its membership settlement of cases of election rigging election of a secretary General from Africa 24 / 40 The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a four-year term three-year term single-year term five-year term 25 / 40 An agreed set of rules prescribing the governance of a country can be called the hansard charter constitution manifesto 26 / 40 A government is said to be legitimate if it has the people’ mandate to rule accepts people’s criticisms is not oppressive provides social services for the people 27 / 40 Military governments rule by proclamations bye-laws decrees laws 28 / 40 Public corporations are financed with entrepreneurial fund by tax payers with private funds by political parties 29 / 40 With which of the following did the French attempt to slow down the development of nationalist activities in West African territories was the indigenat free press free education certification 30 / 40 One of the main principles of the presidential system is the collective responsibility creation of local governments parliamentary supremacy separation of powers 31 / 40 Which of the following facilitates the working of a democratic government? political parties dormant press partial judiciary vigilante group 32 / 40 A provision of a constitution is said to be entrenched when it is changed when the need arises courts are not allowed to change it it can be changed in the same way as ordinary law a referendum is required for its amendment 33 / 40 An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African Colonies in the 1920s was the introduction of elective principle opening of Regional Assemblies restriction of the governors’ veto powers appointment of African to the executive councils 34 / 40 Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as legal authority charismatic authority rational authority traditional authority 35 / 40 In the pre-colonial period, traditional rulers in most parts of West Africa were appointed by the oracle priest age-grade ogboni king makers 36 / 40 Which of the following agents of public is the most widespread? political parties the internet groups the schools mass media 37 / 40 In a classical federal state, residual powers are vested in the state government federal government federal and state government federal and local governments 38 / 40 The political parties that were established in West Africa between 1945 and 1965 fought for supremacy among themselves national conferences political independence regional integration 39 / 40 Which of the following is the duty of an Electoral Commission? provision of voter register nominating party candidates adjudicating election petitions campaigning for candidates 40 / 40 One of main objectives of the African Union (AU) is to distribute military equipment of its members hold election in member states encourage co-operation among member states establish courts in member states Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Practice also: SS 3 GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO)