Government Questions and Answers

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who is the source of all political power.

The state has four essential attributes, Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty. Population and territory constitute the physical basis of the State while government and sovereignty constitute its legal basis or political basis.

Illiteracy is a state whereby one is unable to read and write. In its simplest form, it can be defined as lack of any or sufficient education. Sometimes people who have had very basic education also experience challenges in reading and writing. When majority of the electorates are illiterates, electoral malpractice prevalent, making  representative government difficult

In a democratic country, all eligible citizens have the right to participate, either directly or indirectly, in making the decisions that affect them. It also allows the participation of the opposition in governance

Fascism is a form of far right-wing, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy 

Fascism is a form of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascistsare against democracy. ... Fascism puts nation and often race above the individual. It stands for a centralized government headed by a dictator.