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State structure and characteristics of government: WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in State structure and characteristics of government

Our summary: Unitary, federal and confederal states, and presidential, parliamentary, monarchical and republican governments compared.

  • Types (Unitary, Federal, Confederal, Presidential or Non-parliamentary, Parliamentary or Cabinet, Monarchical and Republican.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Government questions on State structure and characteristics of government

  1. 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…
  2. WAEC 2024A type of constitution suitable for the governance of a federal state is a
  3. WAEC 2023One of the low points in the cabinet system of government is that, the
  4. WAEC 2023A state that has two levels of government is commonly referred to as
  5. WAEC 2023An executive president is one who wields the powers of a
  6. WAEC 2023Which of the following systems of government does not practice collective responsibility?
  7. WAEC 2023Unitary system of government is adopted by some states because
  8. WAEC 2023One of the factors that influences decentralization of power in a state is
  9. WAEC 2022Which political system allows only one ideology for the state?
  10. WAEC 2022The essence of the concept of devolution is to cater for the interests of the
  11. WAEC 2022One major problem associated with the cabinet system of government is the
  12. WAEC 2022In which system of government does the legislature pass a vote of no confidence in the government?
  13. WAEC 2021In which system of government are all the component units sovereign?
  14. WAEC 2021In which political system were there two levels of government with considerable devolution?
  15. WAEC 2021In a monocephalous executive system of government, all executive powers are vested in the
  16. WAEC 2020Which of the following constitutional provisions gives a high degree of autonomy to component parts of a unitary state?
  17. WAEC 2020Executive power in a cabinet system of government is vested in the …
  18. WAEC 2020A feature of a confederal state is that …
  19. WAEC 2019The confederal system of government is unpopular because …
  20. WAEC 2019The impeachment process is a unique feature of the …
  21. WAEC 2019One of the following is a characteristic of a unitary system
  22. WAEC 2019In a presidential system of government, legislative approval is not necessary for the …
  23. WAEC 2018A country with homogeneous societies and a small population is suitable for the establishment of … .
  24. WAEC 2018A federal government is a form of … .
  25. WAEC 2018Which of the following factors usually leads to the collapse of a confederal state?
  26. WAEC 2018In a parliamentary system of government, the legislature and executive are fused to ensure .
  27. WAEC 2018In the presidential system of government, the chief executive is responsible to the … .
  28. WAEC 2018Which of the following alternatives is a feature of a federation
  29. WAEC 2017In a constitutional monarchy, the king or queen is referred to as
  30. WAEC 2017Bicameralism is necessary in a federal state to demonstrate that …
  31. WAEC 2017Which system of government has fusion of ceremonial and executive functions as a feature …
  32. WAEC 2017Which of the following countries practiced totalitarianism?
  33. WAEC 2016In a presidential system of government, the president can constitutionally be removed from the office through
  34. WAEC 2016One of the features of an absolute monarch is that the ruler
  35. WAEC 2016Which of the following systems of government is authoritarian in nature?
  36. WAEC 2016All the following are the conditions for the adoption of federalism except
  37. WAEC 2016A notable feature of cabinet system of government is
  38. WAEC 2016Decentralisation is a common feature of
  39. WAEC 2015Confederal systems of government means
  40. WAEC 2015In a federal system of government, the power shared between the Centre and state governments is known as
  41. WAEC 2015Which of the following countries practices a centralized system of government?
  42. WAEC 2015Which of the following systems of government operates on the checks and balances?

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