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Sample WAEC WASSCE Government 2000 questions

1. In political science, government is best described as the institution that
  1. makes and enforces public decisions for a state
  2. owns all land within a state
  3. forms voluntary associations outside the state
  4. replaces the population of a state

Answer: A. makes and enforces public decisions for a state

Government consists of institutions that make, implement and enforce public decisions.

2. Which set contains the essential elements of a state?
  1. Political parties, courts, elections and a flag
  2. Population, territory, government and sovereignty
  3. A legislature, a cabinet, a police force and a currency
  4. Tradition, language, religion and natural resources

Answer: B. Population, territory, government and sovereignty

A state requires a population, a defined territory, a government and sovereignty.

3. The supreme authority of a state to make and enforce laws within its borders is its
  1. legitimacy
  2. nationalism
  3. internal sovereignty
  4. jurisdiction of appeal

Answer: C. internal sovereignty

Internal sovereignty refers to the state's supreme authority within its territory.

4. A government is regarded as legitimate when its citizens generally
  1. believe it has the accepted right to rule
  2. belong to the same political party
  3. hold public office
  4. are required to serve in the armed forces

Answer: D. are required to serve in the armed forces

Legitimacy exists when people accept a government's right to exercise authority.

5. Which arrangement most clearly represents representative democracy?
  1. Citizens elect representatives to make public decisions on their behalf
  2. A monarch appoints all legislators for life
  3. The armed forces select the head of government
  4. A single official makes laws without public participation

Answer: A. Citizens elect representatives to make public decisions on their behalf

In representative democracy, citizens choose officials to act for them in government.

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