Government Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Government is the study of political institutions, processes, and theories. It examines agencies, political bodies, and the workings of the state.

• Question 2411: A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a presidential proclamation
  C) a decree
  D) a legislative order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2412: An important advantage of creating more constituent units in a federal state is to Options:
  A) enhance the people's participation in government
  B) enable ambitious politicians gain political power
  C) make the state gain more power
  D) curb the powers of the federal government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2413: Which of the following is NOT a member of ECOWAS Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Togo
  C) Ghana
  D) Burkina Faso
  E) Cameroun
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2414:

  The ....... is responsible for advising the president of Nigeria on the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of the country.

  Options:
  A) National Defence Council
  B) Council of State
  C) National Security Council
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2415: Workers in the public corporations are known as Options:
  A) civil servants
  B) private employees
  C) public servants
  D) professional employees
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2416: A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) totalitarianism
  C) communism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2417: One main weakness of a unitary system of government is that Options:
  A) it facilitates the domination of minority groups
  B) the constitution can be amended easily
  C) it is run as a single entity
  D) carpet - crossing and opposition are made difficult
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2418: The doctrine of the separation of powers is based on the assumption that Options:
  A) those who hold power many encroach on the liberties of the powerless
  B) power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely
  C) man is a political animal
  D) man has inalienable rights
  E) A and B
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2419: A party system can be defined by the Options:
  A) structures of political parties
  B) manner the gvernment and the parties operate
  C) relationship between the parties and the voters
  D) number of political parties in a country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2420: In a parliamentary system of government ministers are Options:
  A) collectively responsible to parliament
  B) not members of the legislature
  C) appointed by a two-thirds majority of the legislature
  D) representatives of various interests in the country
  E) chosen from the upper House
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  The correct answer is A .