WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2192

10,956.

In the Westminster system of government formal legislation can take the following forms EXCEPT

A.

royal proclamations

B.

orders in council

C.

act of parliament

D.

ministerial pronouncement

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,957.

Nazism as a doctrine was proposed by

A.

Benito Mussolini

B.

Adolf Hitler

C.

Karl Marx

D.

Josef Stalin

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,958.

Despite the doctrine of separation of powers, the legislature plays quasi judicial role as a result of its

A.

investigative powers

B.

financial powers

C.

emergency power

D.

appropriation powers

Correct answer is A

The legislative conduct investigations into government departments to ascertain how funds appropriated by them are spent. 

10,959.

A federal system of government can exist without

A.

division of powers

B.

supremacy of the written constitution

C.

an executive presidential system

D.

a rigid amendment procedure

Correct answer is C

A federal system of government is a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government with powers usually assigned to each by a constitution. Neither the states nor the federal body acting alone can change the constitution. 

10,960.

A written constitution is one that

A.

cannot be modified or amended

B.

can only be amended by the highest legislative body

C.

is contained in a single document

D.

is drawn up by draftsmen

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.