WAEC Government 2000 past questions

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Ten questions from the 2000 WAEC Government paper, with answers and explanations. We hold 47 questions from this paper, and the Skolra app has all of them.

WAEC Government 2000 questions and answers

1. 1.The rule of law refers to the principle of
   1. A
      equality of all persons before the law
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   2. B
      supremacy of the legislature over the judiciary
   3. C
      the right of government to make any law
   4. D
      control of government by the armed forces
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   Answer: A

   A.V. Dicey's rule of law includes the supremacy of law, equality before the law, and predominance of legal spirit. Equality of all persons before the law is its core principle.

2. 2.Mussolini's fascism and Hitler's nazism are good examples of
   1. A
      Totalitarianism
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   2. B
      Liberal democracy
   3. C
      Theocracy
   4. D
      Socialism
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   Answer: A

   Both Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany were totalitarian states in which a single party exercised absolute control over all aspects of public and private life, suppressing opposition and individual freedoms.

3. 3.In which of the following party system are all shades of opinions and interests adequately represented?
   1. A
      Two-party system
   2. B
      One-party system
   3. C
      Multi-party system
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   4. D
      No-party system
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   Answer: C

   A multi-party system allows numerous parties representing diverse ideological, ethnic, regional and class interests to compete, giving citizens a wider choice and ensuring broader representation.

4. 4.The concept of regionalism in Nigeria was first introduced by the
   1. A
      Macpherson Constitution of 1951
   2. B
      Clifford Constitution of 1922
   3. C
      Lyttleton Constitution of 1954
   4. D
      Richards Constitution of 1946
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   Answer: D

   The Richards Constitution of 1946 formally divided Nigeria into three regions (North, East and West), thereby introducing regionalism into Nigerian governance for the first time.

5. 5.Which of the following is a source of a country's constitution?
   1. A
      Judicial decisions and precedents
      Correct
   2. B
      Pressure group lobbying
   3. C
      Party manifestos
   4. D
      Trade union agreements
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   Answer: A

   Judicial decisions (case law) are a recognised source of constitutional norms, especially in common-law countries where landmark court rulings interpret and give substantive content to constitutional provisions.

6. 6.Checks and balances was a feature of pre-colonial political administration of the
   1. A
      Hausa/Fulani
   2. B
      Yoruba
      Correct
   3. C
      Tiv
   4. D
      Igbo
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   Answer: B

   The pre-colonial Yoruba system featured clear checks and balances: the Oyo Mesi council could restrain the Alaafin, and the Ogboni society served as an additional check, preventing any one authority from becoming absolute.

7. 7.Diplomatic immunity is a limitation to
   1. A
      the separation of powers
   2. B
      the sovereignty of a state
   3. C
      the rule of law
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   4. D
      fundamental human rights
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   Answer: C

   Diplomatic immunity exempts foreign diplomats from the host country's legal jurisdiction, meaning they cannot be prosecuted even if they commit crimes — a direct exception to the rule of law principle that all persons are equal before the law.

8. 8.Delegated legislation was the
   1. A
      Power granted to subordinate bodies to make laws within defined limits
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   2. B
      Right of citizens to propose bills by referendum
   3. C
      Authority of the judiciary to override Acts of Parliament
   4. D
      Transfer of executive authority to the military
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   Answer: A

   Delegated legislation is the authority granted by the legislature through enabling Acts to subordinate bodies — such as ministries or local councils — to make legally binding rules within specified limits.

9. 9.Which of the following group had the best egalitarian traditional political system ?
   1. A
      Yoruba
   2. B
      Hausa/Fulani
   3. C
      Benin
   4. D
      Igbo
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   Answer: D

   The Igbo had the most egalitarian pre-colonial political system: most communities had no centralised king or chief, decisions were made through open village assemblies (Oha-na-eze) in which adult males participated as equals.

10. 10.The grant of the right to vote is called
    1. A
       Immunity
    2. B
       Mandate
    3. C
       Franchise
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    4. D
       Referendum
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    Answer: C

    Franchise (also called suffrage) is the legal right to vote in public elections. When the state extends this right to a class of people — e.g. women or all adults — it is granting the franchise.

The questions come from past JAMB, WAEC and NECO papers. We use software to help write the answer options and explanations, and every answer is checked twice before it goes on the site. How we check

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