WASSCE GOVERNMENT MAY/JUNE 2006 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2006 GOVERNMENT)
1. Government as an act of governing refers to the process of
A. ruling people in the society
B. establishing political parties
C. providing free education
D. acquiring social skill
2. An essential feature of a State is
A. availability of mineral resources
B. developed infrastructure
C. an organized system of laws
D. developed markets
3. The modern ideal of democracy includes all the following except
A. unlimited freedom
B. civil liberty
C. periodic elections
D. equality before the law
4. The political system which allows equal access to the means of production, distribution, and exchange is called
A. Totalitarianism
B. Capitalism
C. Socialism
D. feudalism
5. The two components of sovereignty are
A. influence and political authority
B. political culture and political socialization
C. legal and political independence
D. political and economic developments
6. The modern concept of the rule of law was introduced by
A. K.C. Wheare
B. A.V. Dicey
C. Otto Von Bismarck
D. Justice Holmes
7. Which of the following principles negates the concept of the Rule of Law?
A. Supremacy of the law
B. Prevention of arbitrariness in authority
C. Equality before the law
D. Exercise of absolute power by the President
8. Another name for Totalitarianism is
A. Socialism
B. Capitalism
C. Communism
D. Feudalism
9. The concept of Separation of Powers was popularized by
A. Nicholo Machiavelli
B. A. V. Dicey
C. Baron de Montesquieu
D. Harold Laski
10. Which of the following does not have the power of delegated legislation
A. A minister
B. Market men and women Association
C. State Government
D. Registered Professional Bodies
11. The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
A. deconcentration
B. devolution
C. delimitation
D. delegation
12. All the following are sources of constitution except
A. Acts of Parliament
B. devolution of power
C. conventions
D. customs
13.A constitution said to be flexible when its provisions are
A. known by the rulers
B. scattered in seral books
C. mainly in one document
D. easy to amend
14. The power to pardon any citizen charged with any criminal offence lies with the
A. legislature
B. Executive
C. humang rights organizations
D. Judiciary
15. Police perform all the following functions except
A. public execution of law breakers
B. enforcement of law and order
C. protection of life and property
D. controlling and directing traffic
16. The number of chambers in a bicameral legislature is
A. four
B. three
C. two
D. one
17. In the legislature, a filibuster is one who
A. is in charge of party discipline
B. presents party bills during parliamentary sessions
C. does not take part in law-making
D. prevents the passage of bill by making long speeches
18. The verdicts of judges which are binding on lower courts are called judicial
A. orders
B. precedents
C. council
D. oaths
19. The Judiciary organ of government is the body which
A. initiates bills
B. interprets the laws
C. makes law
D. maintains law and order
20. The system of government in which authority is shared between the center and the component units is called
A. unitary system of government
B. feudal system of government
C. federal system of government
D. monarchical system of government
21. A constitutional created account into which all public revenue is paid is called
A. Provident fund
B. Social Security Fund
C. Public Accounts Fund
D. Consolidated Fund
22. In a cabinet system of government, the minister are collectively responsible to the
A. president
B. parliament
C. electorate
D. judiciary
23. Official opposition is a feature of
A. Parliamentary system
B. Totalitarianism system
C. Nazism
D. Fascism
24. In a Monarchy, the Head of State is usually
A. a military ruler
B. the chief justice
C. the speaker of the legislature
D. hereditary ruler
25. Which of the following is not a duty of a citizen?
A. Obedience to the laws
B. Payment of taxes
C. Service to the nation
D. Giving alms to the poor
26. Free and Fair election is necessary for democracy to thrive because it
A. makes an unpopular candidate emerge as a winner
B. helps the people to exercise their popular sovereignty
C. makes a popular party to lose in election
D. prevents smooth change of government
27. A system in which a candidate with a highest number of votes is declared winner in an election is called
A. first-pass-the -post
B. block voting
C. second balloting
D. proportional representation
28. Pressure group are also known as
A. social clubs
B. cultural organizations
C. interest groups
D. secular groups
29. Public opinion is the view held by the
A. minority
B. civil servants
C. majority
D. politicians
30. A manifesto refers to
A. the register of party members
B. rejected ballot powers
C. valid ballot papers
D. proposed programme of a party
31. One demerit of a one-party system us that it encourages
A. red-tapism
B. dictatorship
C. democracy
D. development
32. The functions of political parties include the following except
A. being brokers of ideas
B. influencing policies of the government
C. educating the electorate by clarifying issues
D. disseminating information to members
33. Anonymity of civil servants means that they
A. should be seen and heard
B. should engage in partisan police
C. should work hard for their superiors
D. do not take praise or blame for their performance
34. One of the objectives of public corporations is to
A. enhance public awareness
B. narrow the gap between the rich and the poor
C. encourage individual participation
D. maximize profit
35. Public corporations are financed
A. by tax payers
B. with private funds
C. with entrepreneurial funds
D. by political parties
36. Which of the following is an advantages of local governments in West Africa? Acting as
A. agents for money-based politics
B. electoral commissions
C. training grounds for political leaders
D. agents of pressure groups
37. Some pre-colonial West African governments were democratic because of the existence of
A. age grades
B. powerful traditional rulers
C. religious institutions
D. checks and balance
38. In the pre-colonial West Africa, the Kingdom of Asante, Wolof and the Hausa were examples of a
A. state
B. union
C. country
D. nation
39. Which of the following countries popularized the use of the Indirect Rule by the British?
A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C. Sierra Leone
D. The Gambia
40. Indirect rule was successfully in some of the part of West Africa because
A. the British tyrannized the people
B. it sulted the existing traditional political structure
C. British officials learnt the local languages
D. the residents were good administrators
41The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in 1919 by.
A. Kobina Sekyi
B. J.B Danquah
C. Mensah Sarbah
D. J.E. Caseley Hayford
42. Elective principle was introduced in the British colonies after
A. series of negotiations by the chiefs
B. consultations with the age grades
C. a series of agitations by the educated elite
D. the Queen's desire to come to the colonies
43. An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African colonies in the 1920s was the
A. intorduction of elective principle
B. appointment of Africans to the executive councils
C. restriction of the Governors veto powers
D. opening of Regional Assemblies
44. National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)failed to achieve its aims initially because
A. the chiefs and Governors oppsed those aims
B. African workers opposed those aims
C. Africans employed Europeans to write those aims
D. the congress failed to bring foreigners into its fold
45. A coup détat is regarded as
A. a source of political legitimacy
B. a manipulation of the constitution
C. a constitutional way of changing the government
D. an unconstitutional way of changing the government
46. The military intervenes in West African politics mainly because
A. politicians play the game accordingly
B. law and order are maintained
C. they are better rulers
D. of election malpractices
47. The United Nations Organization (UNO) was founded in 1945 as a successor to the
A. Warsaw Pact
B. World Trade Organization
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. League of Nations
48. The Secretary - General of the United Nations Organization (UNO)is appointed for a period of
A. three years
B. five years
C. seven years
D. nine years
49. The official language of the commonwealth is
A. French
B. Spanish
C. Dutch
D. English
50. Which of the following blocs existed in Africa, prior to the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)? The
A. Monrovia , Accra and Cassablanca group
B. Brazzaville, Lome and Monrovia group
C. Cassablanca, Brazzaville and Monrovia group
D. Algeria ,Monrovia and Cassablanca group