GOVERNMENT PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African Colonies in the 1920s was the

The executive head who was responsible for British colonial territories in West Africa was the

All the following are essential functions of political parties except to

Traditional practices which can be sanctioned by public opinon when they are broken are called

Military governments rule by

Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as

An agreed set of rules prescribing the governance of a country can be called the

Sovereignty ultimately resides in

Government as an academic field of study refers to the

Indirect Rule was successful in some parts of West Africa because

A provision of a constitution is said to be entrenched when

Government as a process or art of governing means

Communism was popularized by

The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a

The term unicameralism means

Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?

A government is said to be legitimate if it

Law made by the legislative council during the colonial period in British West Africa were called

One of the reasons for the establishment of local government authorities is to

The most important achievement of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is one of the specialized agencies of the

The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called

Which of the following is the duty of an Electoral Commission?

Which of the following facilitates the working of a democratic government?

A government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is referred to as

In the pre-colonial period, traditional rulers in most parts of West Africa were appointed by the

One of main objectives of the African Union (AU) is to

Public corporations are financed

Vibrant opposition parties in parliament help to

In which of the following system of government is the principle of collective responsibility best upheld?

The main focus of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is the

The doctrine of the rule of law is credited to

Which of the following best describe feudalism?

Political parties contest elections in order to

A system of government where the component units are stronger than the central authority is known as

Which of the following agents of public is the most widespread?

The earliest agent in the formation of public opinion is the

Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

Another name for totalitarianism is

In a classical federal state, residual powers are vested in the