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What the WAEC syllabus covers in Electoral systems, processes and electoral management body

Our summary: Why elections are held, who may vote, the different electoral systems, and the body that runs elections.

  • Electoral Systems and Processes: Election (Meaning and purpose of elections.)
  • Electoral Systems and Processes: Franchise (Meaning, and limitations.)
  • Electoral Systems and Processes: Electoral Systems (Types, advantages and disadvantages of Electoral Systems.)
  • Electoral Management Body (Definition, function, problems/constraints.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Government questions on Electoral systems, processes and electoral management body

  1. WAEC 2024Which one of the following cannot be considered as a factor that influences the delimitation of a country into constituencies?
  2. WAEC 2024Promoting electoral integrity is the crucial function of which institution of state?
  3. WAEC 2023The cornerstone of a functioning democracy is the
  4. WAEC 2023Secret voting assists the voter in making a decision without
  5. WAEC 2023Elections plays a major role in the democratic process because, it
  6. WAEC 2022In an election, a secret ballot is described as the process where the voter
  7. WAEC 2022An electoral system in which the electorate elects a small group of people who in turn elects political office holders is known as
  8. WAEC 2021Undue political interference in the work of electoral management bodies in West Africa has the potential to
  9. WAEC 2021A person who is denied the right to vote is described as
  10. WAEC 2021Which electoral system best suits a heterogeneous political environment?
  11. WAEC 2020The type of election which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is …
  12. WAEC 2020Which of the following is not an electoral malpractice?
  13. WAEC 2020Political participation can take the form of …
  14. WAEC 2020Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation?
  15. WAEC 2020Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?
  16. WAEC 2020If a winner emerges in an election as a result of his/her votes being more than the combined votes of the opposing contestants, what types of electoral system…
  17. WAEC 2019The major problem facing electoral management bodies in West Africa is …
  18. WAEC 2019Which of the following electoral systems is ideal for a heterogeneous society?
  19. WAEC 2019Any type of restricted franchise is a violation of the principle of …
  20. WAEC 2019The Electorate is defined as …
  21. WAEC 2018Indirect election is best described as?
  22. WAEC 2018The process of taking part in the selection of leaders in a country is political … .
  23. WAEC 2018On which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting?
  24. WAEC 2018An electoral system which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is called?
  25. WAEC 2017The electoral system in which the winner should have more than all the votes of all the other contestants put together is called
  26. WAEC 2017A "Yes" or No" vote on a specific political issue in a country is called …
  27. WAEC 2016Suffrage is also known as
  28. WAEC 2016Which of the following categories of people can vote in periodic elections?
  29. WAEC 2016Elections are conducted to
  30. WAEC 2016For an election to be fair and free Electoral Commission must be
  31. WAEC 2015The following are the aims of an election except that
  32. WAEC 2015Franchise is the right to
  33. WAEC 2015Representative democracy is characterized by
  34. WAEC 2015Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by
  35. WAEC 2015An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislature due to the death or resignation of a member is called
  36. WAEC 2015Politics is practically demonstrated during

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