Government questions and answers

Government Questions and Answers

Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.

1,031.

Which of the following is not a form of proportional representation?

A.

Alternative vote

B.

Second ballot

C.

List system

D.

Plurality system

Correct answer is D

Proportional representation is a system used to elect a country's government. If no party wins over 50% of the vote, then a coalition government usually has to be formed, where a government is formed from two or more different political parties, who together have over 50% of the seats in parliament.

1,032.

In a two-party system, only two political parties

A.

exist in the country

B.

dominate the political scene

C.

register their members

D.

undertake political education

Correct answer is B

A two-party system is a party system where two major political parties dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority or governing party while the other is the minority or opposition party.

1,033.

On which of the following platforms do political parties mainly present their manifestoes to the electorate?

A.

Campaigns and rallies

B.

The state controlled mass media

C.

Public lectures

D.

Inter-party debates

Correct answer is A

Manifesto is a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate usually presented during political campaigns and rallies

1,034.

Citizenship can be changed through

A.

proclamation

B.

residence

C.

renunciation

D.

announcement

Correct answer is C

Renunciation is the voluntary act of giving up one's citizenship or nationality for another. It is the opposite of naturalization–whereby a person voluntarily acquires a citizenship, and is distinct from denaturalization–where the loss of citizenship is forced by a state.

1,035.

Which of the following is a function of a head of state?

A.

Settles cases

B.

Arbitrates electoral petitions

C.

Creates new constitutions

D.

Receives foreign dignitaries

Correct answer is D

Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government. In the parliamentary system the head of state is the de jure leader of the nation, because the leader de facto is the prime minister (the head of government).