Government Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Government is the study of political institutions, processes, and theories. It examines agencies, political bodies, and the workings of the state.

• Question 1:

  Under the 1999 Constitution, the appointment of Ministers and Ambassadors must be ratified by the ........

  Options:
  A) Senate
  B) House of Representatives
  C) National Council of States
  D) Presidency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: A system of government in which power derives from total control of the instruments of force is called Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) oligarchy
  C) capitalism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The principle of federal character was first enunciated in the Options:
  A) 1989 Constitution
  B) 1963 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1979 Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The Judicial organ of government is the body which Options:
  A) implements the law
  B) makes the law
  C) punishes law makers
  D) interprets the law
  E) rewards law makers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: A major influence on the formation of public opinion is Options:
  A) the family
  B) the mass media
  C) public journals
  D) peer groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: The major advantage of the principle of separation of powers is that it provides for Options:
  A) an executive premier
  B) a powerful legislature
  C) a very strong executive
  D) checks and balances
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: When a state is subject to no other authority it is said to be Options:
  A) powerful
  B) legitimate
  C) authoritative
  D) sovereign
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: The Constitutional forms with two levels of Government is _________ Options:
  A) Unitary
  B) Evolution
  C) Confederal
  D) Confederation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The earliest classification of constitutions was the work of Options:
  A) Aristotle
  B) J.J. Rouseau
  C) K.C. Wheare
  D) Plato
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: In the process of implementing laws, the executive sometimes performs Options:
  A) judicial function
  B) bureaucratic function
  C) oversight function
  D) legislative function
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  The correct answer is A .