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.

2,241.

A political system which empowers the leader with the ultimate responsibility to execute laws is

A.

parliamentarianism

B.

presidentialism

C.

dictatorship

D.

autocracy

Correct answer is B

A constitution is presidential if the executive and legislative branches of government are elected separately for fixed terms. Similarly, a constitution is presidential if the executive and legislative branches of government are elected separately for fixed terms, giving the president the ultimate responsibility to execute laws.

2,242.

One judicial function performed by the executive is

A.

Granting of amnesty

B.

Implementing judicial orders

C.

Ensuring obedience to the law

D.

Appointing judges

Correct answer is A

AmnestyAmnesty, in criminal law, sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness (from Greek amnēsia) for past acts, granted by a government to persons who have been guilty of crimes. ... Amnesty is granted usually for political crimes against the state, such as treason, sedition, or rebellion. the President (executive) has the power to grant amnesty for offences against the States, but understood that this power to grant amnesty was included in the power " to grant pardons

2,243.

In a democratic government, political sovereignty is vested in the

A.

legislature

B.

elite

C.

executive

D.

electorate

Correct answer is D

In a democratic government, political authority is vested in the people. it is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, retain sovereignty over the government and where offices of state are not granted through heritage. 

2,244.

Political values are acquired in any given society through

A.

political re-orientation

B.

political campaign

C.

political socialization

D.

political indoctrination

Correct answer is C

Political socialization is the "process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is (and should be) organized; those perceptions, in turn, shape and define individuals' definitions of who they are and how they should behave in the political and economic institutions in which they live." Political socialization also encompasses the way in which people acquire values and opinions that shape their political stance and ideology: it is a "study of the developmental processes by which people of all ages and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes, and behaviors." It refers to a learning process by which norms and behaviors acceptable to a well running political system are transmitted from one generation to another. It is through the performance of this function that individuals are inducted into the political culture and their orientations towards political objects are formed. Schools, media, and the state have a major influence in this process.

2,245.

State as a political entity refers to

A.

An organized group within a definite territory

B.

An association of men in a given society

C.

A branch of a nation

D.

A geographical location

Correct answer is A

A state is a type of political entity. It is an organized political community that lives under a single system of government. The main difference between state and government is that the government refers to a particular group of people who control the state at a given time whereas the state is an organized political community.