WASSCE GOVERNMENT MAY/JUNE 2014 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2014 GOVERNMENT)
WASSCE JUNE Government 2014
1. Government protects the lives and property of the citizens of a state through the
A. courts and the police
B. legislature and prisons
C. ministers and the police
D. customs and the police
2. Political power could be acquired through
A. persuasion
B. election
C. sanction
D. nomination
3. Which of the following countries in Africa practised socialism?
A. Nigeria
B. Togo
C. Tanzania
D. Kenya
4. Nazism was introduced by
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Tsar Nichilas ll
C. Karl Marx
D. Mao-Tse-Tung
5. The following are merits of separation of powers except
A. abuse of power
B. freedom and liberty
C. stable political system
D. absence of dominance
6. Which of the following is not a merits of checks and balances it?
A. prevents excessive use of power
B. has respect for human rights
C. encourages the use of veto power
D. prevents dictatorship
7. Representative government is alternatively called
A. rule of law
B. indirect democracy
C. separation of powers
D. classical democracy
8. A constitution is a
A. set of regulations and customs
B. body of doctrine and principles
C. set of principles and customs
D. body of rules, regulations and conventions
9. A feature of rigid constitution is that it requires
A. amendment by the judiciary
B. one-third majority for its amendment
C. special amendment procedures
D. the votes of electorate for its amendment
10. A characteristic of a federal system of government is that power is
A. shared between the central and unit governments
B. shared between the component units of government
C. held by the national government
D. held by the state government
11. In a federal system of government, education and health are examples of
A. separation of powers
B. reserved powers
C. concurrent powers
D. exclusive powers
12. Which of the following is not a function of judiciary?
A. settlement of disputes
B. maintenance of law and order
C. interpretation of law
D. protection of right
13. Statues are
A. bills passed by local governments
B. laws passed by the judiciary
C. bills passed by the executive
D. laws passed by the parliament
14. Slander limits a citizen's freedom of
A. expression
B. movement
C. association
D. religion
15. Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country? The
A. Judiciary
B. Ombudsman
C. Legislature
D. Executive
16. All the following are sources of revenue of a political party except
A. payment of dues
B. donations
C. custom duties
D. fund raising
17. Party manifesto is important in the following ways except to
A. evaluate the party
B. limit choice
C. attract people
D. guide the party
18. Coalition government can be defined as parties coming together
A. to appoint a leader
B. to form a government
C. with a common manifesto
D. to oppose the government
19. Which of the following West African countries practised a one-party system?
A. Benin
B. Nigeria
C. Ghana
D. Liberia
20. In limited franchise, restriction on voting can be based on
A. height
B. property
C. strength
D. exposure
21. Which of the following is a limitation to Universal Adult Suffrage?
A. Wealth
B. Age
C. Race
D. Sex
22. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A. Bye-election
B. Presidential election
C. Local election
D. Student union election
23. The purpose of an election is to
A. allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
B. provide social amenities for the electorate
C. give political education to the rich
D. allow the counting of votes in public
24. Universal Adult Suffrage is popular because it
A. allows for equal political representation
B. allows for greater political participation
C. encourages a multi-party system
D. ensures equal performance of all political parties
25. Which of the following is not a factor that promotes democratic electoral system?
A. political consciousness
B. periodic election
C. up-to-date electoral register
D. popularity of the governor
26. A factor that could make elections to be free and fair is the
A. existence of dependent electoral commission
B. adoption of a flexible constitution
C. opportunity for people to vote twice
D. registration of eligible voters
27. The body responsible for conducting and supervising elections in West African countries is called
A. embudsman
B. electoral commission
C. election observers
D. constituent assembly
28. Which of the following is not a factor that promotes democratic electoral system?
A. political consciousness
B. periodic election
C. up-to-date electoral register
D. popularity of the governor
29. Which of the following is not an aim of pressure groups?
A. Contesting election
B. Agitating for interests
C. Influencing government decision
D. Educating their members
30. A pressure group formed only by teachers is
A. a promotional group
B. an occupational group
C. a religious group
D. an economic group
31. Neutrality in the civil service means that
A. the government can seek or replace top civil servants
B. officials can only be removed from office due to ill-health
C. civil servants should be loyal to the government and non-partisan
D. officials need to defend the budget in parliament
32. Red-tapism in the civil service is a product of
A. democracy
B. autocracy
C. bureaucracy
D. theocracy
33. An advantage of public corporation in West Africa is
A. Creation of exposure
B. Political inference
C. Provision of employment
D. Provision of all services needed
34. Collection of rates is a source of revenue to
A. civil servants
B. public corporation
C. local authorities
D. central government
35. The money given by the central government to local authorities is known as
A. block grants
B. capital expenditure
C. loans
D. royalties
36. The laws of the pre-colonial African system were
A. written
B. codified
C. unwritten
D. rigid
37. Auditing the accounts of public corporations amounts to
A. media control
B. judicial control
C. public control
D. financial control
38. The following were features of the French policy of Assimilation except
A. centralized administration
B. recognition of chieftaincy institution
C. limited education
D. indigent policy
39. The recurrent coups in West African countries resulted in
A. dictatorship
B. political instability
C. nepotism
D. poor conditions in the army
40. Foreign policy refers to the
A. policy made by a foreign country
B. policy made by a country for foreigners
C. principles that govern a country when it is at war
D. principle that govern a state's international behaviour
41. Which of the following is a factor for the adoption of a unitary system of government in some West African countries?
A. Vast territores
B. small territories
C. Abundant resources
D. Heterogeneous culture
42. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Canada
D. Russia
43. The Commonwealth is
A. an economic organization for the Carribeans
B. a political organization formed during the First World War
C. made up of all independent ex-colonies of Britain
D. made up of independent European Countries
44. The United Nations Organization (UNO)came into existence in
A. 1945
B. 1948
C. 1950
D. 1953
45. The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is
A. German Chancellor
B. President of America
C. Queen of England
D. British Prime Minister
46. A Commonwealth member that has no colonial link with the United Kingdom is
A. Nigeria
B. Kenya
C. Ghana
D. Mozambique
47. The meetings of the Commonwealth of Nations are held once every
A. six years
B. five years
C. three years
D. two years
48. The ECOWAS Fund for Co-operation, Compensation and Development is located in
A. Togo
B. Nigeria
C. The Gambia
D. Sierra Leone.
49. The organ responsible for investigating internal disputes in the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. Secretariat
D. Economic and Social Council