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 581: The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was Options:
  A) Nigerian Youth Movement
  B) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
  C) United National Independent Party
  D) Nigerian National Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 582: One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) subordinate to the norms of the society
  C) subordinate to the laws of the state
  D) weak relative to the constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 583: An example of a state with an unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) Canada
  B) India
  C) Britain
  D) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 584: The right of citizens to vote is Options:
  A) Universal suffrage
  B) Nationality suffrage
  C) Electoral suffrage
  D) Adult suffrage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 585: The Clifford Constitution Options:
  A) provided for universal adult suffrage
  B) made the Governor dependent on the Executive Council
  C) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
  D) introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics
  E) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 586: In all countries, the roles of law making and law interpretation revolve respectively on Options:
  A) the Executive and Judiciary
  B) the Judiciary and Legislature
  C) the Judiciary and Executive
  D) the Legislature and Judiciary
  E) the Legislature and Executive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 587: Unlike the British, the United States constitution is Options:
  A) rigid, federal and written
  B) flexible, unitary and unwritten
  C) rigid written and confederal
  D) flexible, federal and unwritten
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 588: Nigeria's foreign policy of non-alignment was a reaction to Options:
  A) British imperialism
  B) East-West ideological competition
  C) militarism of ex-colonial powers
  D) Third World poverty
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 589: Interest groups are important to democracies because they Options:
  A) represent the masses
  B) do not allow misrule
  C) represent groups who otherwise would be left out
  D) provide a forum for confronting the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 590: The cabinet can be described as a link between the Options:
  A) executive and legislature
  B) legislature and electorate
  C) executive and judiciary
  D) legislature and local government councils
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  The correct answer is A .