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Basic concepts of government: WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Basic concepts of government

Our summary: The key terms of the subject, from state, nation, power and sovereignty to the main political ideologies.

  • Basic concepts (State, Society, Nation, Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Democracy, Political Culture and Socialization, Communalism, Feudalism and oligarchy, Liberalism, Socialism, Communism, Capitalism, Fascism, Aristocracy, Totalitarianism.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Government questions on Basic concepts of government

  1. WAEC 2024The ultimate source of power and authority which sets the state apart from other forms of political organisations is referred to as
  2. WAEC 2024A government with corrupt rulers who use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory to extend their personal wealth and…
  3. WAEC 2024Power, authority, legitimacy and sovereignty are described in the study of government as what?
  4. WAEC 2024Which one among the following factors greatly restrains the government in a democratic society?
  5. WAEC 2023Which system of government allows for and guarantees maximum competition?
  6. WAEC 2023A social, political and economic arrangement in which landed property and other natural resources are collectively owned is referred to as
  7. WAEC 2023The exercise of power can arise from any of the following sources except
  8. WAEC 2023What is commonly referred to as the association of the government and the governed?
  9. WAEC 2023Apart from globalization, what other factor to a large extent affects the sovereignty of a state?
  10. WAEC 2022In which political system does the government control every aspect of a citizen's life?
  11. WAEC 2022Which political system allows only one ideology for the state?
  12. WAEC 2022The concept of social justice implies that the state must ensure
  13. WAEC 2022The essence of the concept of devolution is to cater for the interests of the
  14. WAEC 2022In a representative government, citizens exercise their political power
  15. WAEC 2022When a superior court declares an action of the executive ultra-vires, it means that
  16. WAEC 2022The sovereignty of a state can be limited to a great extent by
  17. WAEC 2021An undesirable attribute of capitalism is mostly seen in
  18. WAEC 2021People's political values are continuously shaped by the following agents except
  19. WAEC 2020The sum total of authority in a state unrestrained by law is …
  20. WAEC 2020A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is …
  21. WAEC 2020In modern democracy, a government is …
  22. WAEC 2019The right to govern and administer the affairs of the people of a country is …
  23. WAEC 2019The power of the electorate signifies …
  24. WAEC 2019The family and peer groups are important agents of …
  25. WAEC 2019The features of a state include all the following except …
  26. WAEC 2019Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
  27. WAEC 2019Who among the following provided the detailed work on sovereignty?
  28. WAEC 2018A political system in which the state owns and controls the major means of production is known as?
  29. WAEC 2018The basic purpose of setting up a state is to … .
  30. WAEC 2018Communist governments aim at distributing goods and services according to … .
  31. WAEC 2018The process of taking part in the selection of leaders in a country is political … .
  32. WAEC 2018By comparison, a state is … .
  33. WAEC 2018A political system in which the government controls every aspect of a citizen's life is … .
  34. WAEC 2017Which of the following agents can be considered as the most effective agent of political socialisation? The …
  35. WAEC 2017Which of the following is not a feature of a state?
  36. WAEC 2017According to Karl Max, socialism developed as a consequence of the evils of …
  37. WAEC 2017Acceptability of the government in power by the governed is known as
  38. WAEC 2017A system of government which is based on public ownership of means of production and distribution is called
  39. WAEC 2017The guiding principle of communism is from each according to his/her
  40. WAEC 2016In a democracy political sovereignty is vested in the
  41. WAEC 2016Which of the following is not an attribute of a state?
  42. WAEC 2016Power is transformed into legal authority through
  43. WAEC 2016Which of the following systems of government is authoritarian in nature?
  44. WAEC 2015Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d'etat? The
  45. WAEC 2015The set of attitudes and beliefs that determine the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
  46. WAEC 2015The most visible feature of a state is

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