Government Questions and Answers
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
A type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is
federal
monarchical
unitary
presidential
Correct answer is A
A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments
One feature of a Unitary State is
the large size of the country
high level of economic development
absence of constitutional division of power to the units
presence of heterogeneous groups
Correct answer is C
In a unitary system, all powers are centralized in the hands of the central government and that centre is the reservoir of all state powers. In this system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might.
Simply put, the central government is supreme and autonomous in a unitary government. It does not share its power with the component units
The degree of centralization is high in a
unitary system of government
federal system of government
confederal system of government
representative government
Correct answer is A
In a unitary system, there are no provincial governments and the constitution empowers the central government to legislate, execute and adjudicate with full might. Power is concentrated at the central government
Devolution of power is associated with a
decentralized political system
feudal political system
totalitarian political system
centralized political system
Correct answer is A
Devolution is about the transfer of power by a central government to local or regional administrations. It is a form of administrative decentralization.
Which of the following is a means of establishing representative government
The existence of functional political parties
The existence of para-military groups
Operation of checks and balances
The operation of rule of law
Correct answer is A
Just as we have been taught earlier, representative government is when citizens elect officials to represent their interest. The elected representatives are called public servants. This is usually done through elections. For they to be an election, they have to be political parties who present candidates for different elective positions.