2020 Government WAEC (WASSCE) Objective Past Questions (Paper 1)

In modern democracy, a government is ______

The ability to make and enforce laws and administer justice is the major function of a ______

Executive power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the ________

A feature of a confederal state is that _____

One of the limitations to the principles of rule of law is ________

Countries adopt the unitary system of government because it

Which of the following is an advantage of the monosepalous executive?

A major difference between power and authority is that authority is ______

Political participation can take the form of _____

Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation? It _____

The sum total of authority in a state unrestrained by law is ______

The flexibility and rigidity of constitution refers to the ________

The observance of Rule of Law in a state requires _______

The principle of separating the judiciary from other organs of government and making it free from executive and legislative influence is termed ______

The right to respect the personality of the individual is a ____

Which of the following constitutional provisions gives a high degree of autonomy to component parts of a unitary state?

The following are redress available at the courts for aggrieved people except ________

Which of the following usually leads to the curtailment of the rights of citizens?

The national secretariat of a political party is managed by the ____

The type of election which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is ______

An opposition which sees itself as “government –in-waiting” is called ________

The document which sets out the programme of a political party and guides the electorate to vote for it is the ________

An advantage of a two-party system is that it _______

Which of the following is a non-partisan organization with the aim of influencing government policies?

The collective views held by the majority of citizens of a country about a particular policy is _______

An institution under the executive arm of government responsible for formulating and implementing government policies is the ________

The following are means of controlling public corporation except ____

The institution established by the constitution to be responsible for recruiting personnel into the civil service is the ______

If a winner emerges in an election as a result of his/her votes being more than the combined votes of the opposing contestants; what type of electoral system is being practised?

Which of the following is a function of an Electoral Commission?

Which of the following is not an electoral malpractice?

Local government sources of revenue can best be improved through _______

Public opinion is important in that, it _________

One of the features of pressure groups is that all members ______

Which of the following modes of operation of pressure groups undermine economic, social, and political stability of a state?

The police perform all the following functions except ______

Which of the following is a reason for the failure of the assimilation policy in French West Africa?

The capital of the French Federation of West Africa States was located in ________

Under the crown colony system of administration, major policies were implemented in the colonies by the _________

One way of improving productivity in the Public service is through ______

Which of the following made the colonial Governor a “Virtual Dictator”?

Which of the following is a feature of the French policy of Association?

The African Union is most often unable to resolve conflicts because of

The formation of the African Union is aimed at achieving a wider goal of

A major advantage of a country’s foreign policy is that it _______

The West African Students Union (WASU) was formed by ______

A military coup d’etat is followed by ______

Which of the following countries is a unitary state?

Which of the following does not influence a country’s foreign policy?

The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in ______