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 An agreed set of rules prescribing the governance of a country can be called the charter manifesto hansard constitution 2 / 40 A provision of a constitution is said to be entrenched when courts are not allowed to change it it can be changed in the same way as ordinary law it is changed when the need arises a referendum is required for its amendment 3 / 40 Political parties contest elections in order to influence public opinion control political power formulate policies prevent coups detat 4 / 40 Military governments rule by bye-laws proclamations decrees laws 5 / 40 Public corporations are financed by political parties with private funds with entrepreneurial fund by tax payers 6 / 40 The implementation of government policies is called out by the ombudsman execute judiciary legislature 7 / 40 Which of the following best describe feudalism? a few people monopolies the ownership of land state ownership of capital is prevalent workers administer the society mass ownership of property is prevalent 8 / 40 The first military coup d’etat in West Africa was staged in Togo the Gambia Niger Nigeria 9 / 40 One of the main principles of the presidential system is the collective responsibility parliamentary supremacy separation of powers creation of local governments 10 / 40 The term unicameralism means legislative assemblie parliamentary elections one-chamber parliament complete absence of parliament 11 / 40 A system of government where the component units are stronger than the central authority is known as confederation fascism federalism feudalism 12 / 40 The most important achievement of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the increase in its membership prevention of another World War settlement of cases of election rigging election of a secretary General from Africa 13 / 40 The main focus of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is the promotion of military rule maintenance of peace in troubled spots of West Africa Installation of unpopular government in West Africa protection of oil pipe-lines along the coast of West Africa 14 / 40 An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African Colonies in the 1920s was the introduction of elective principle restriction of the governors’ veto powers appointment of African to the executive councils opening of Regional Assemblies 15 / 40 Constitutional government is run according to the laws of the land by applying rules by lawyers by the politicians 16 / 40 Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to strengthen democracy threaten democracy protect sovereignty safeguard independence 17 / 40 The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a three-year term single-year term four-year term five-year term 18 / 40 Government as an academic field of study refers to the study of political institutions and processes membership of international organization working of the organs of government president and his ministers 19 / 40 Government as a process or art of governing means activities of political parties and pressure groups orders of the judiciary and police voting at elections activities for making and enforcing laws in a state 20 / 40 In the pre-colonial period, traditional rulers in most parts of West Africa were appointed by the oracle priest ogboni age-grade king makers 21 / 40 Sovereignty ultimately resides in the judges of the Supreme Court traditional rulers a country’s chief executive the people within a political society 22 / 40 Which of the following is not a function of political parties? forming government after election uniting diverse views of different interest groups bringing the country’s economic and social conditions under control presenting candidates for electronic 23 / 40 The earliest agent in the formation of public opinion is the university political party family hospital 24 / 40 Indirect Rule was successful in some parts of West Africa because the British tyrannized the people British officials learnt the local language ) the residence were good administrators it suited the existing traditional political structure 25 / 40 Traditional practices which can be sanctioned by public opinon when they are broken are called edicts local laws customs decrees 26 / 40 A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as illegitimate government national government fascist government elite government 27 / 40 Which of the following facilitates the working of a democratic government? partial judiciary dormant press political parties vigilante group 28 / 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 29 / 40 One of the reasons for the establishment of local government authorities is to prevent political interference by aliens bring government nearer to the people give more powers to the tradition authority rulers win support of local chiefs 30 / 40 Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership? society community state club 31 / 40 Communism was popularized by Plato and Socrates Max Weber and Aristotle Harold Laski and Jean Bodin Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels 32 / 40 Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as charismatic authority rational authority traditional authority legal authority 33 / 40 The executive head who was responsible for British colonial territories in West Africa was the Secretary of State Heir to the British throne Warrant Chief Lord Chancellor Egerton 34 / 40 Another name for totalitarianism is capitalism communism authoritarianism socialism 35 / 40 All the following are essential functions of political parties except to seek political power for the military seek political power lawfully serve as a link between the government and the people aggregate interests of members of the public 36 / 40 In a classical federal state, residual powers are vested in the state government federal government federal and state government federal and local governments 37 / 40 The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called presidential monarchical federal republican 38 / 40 Which of the following is the duty of an Electoral Commission? campaigning for candidates adjudicating election petitions nominating party candidates provision of voter register 39 / 40 Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one’s duties requirements privileges rights 40 / 40 The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to A. 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