WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 189

941.

The principle of rule of law can be defined as

A.

supremacy of the national assembly

B.

subordination of the legislature to the judiciary

C.

supremacy of the law over all the people in a state

D.

supreme authority of traditional rulers

Correct answer is C

Rule of law is a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are binding and consistent with international human rights principles

942.

Which of the following negates the principle of the rule of law?

A.

Independence of the judiciary

B.

Trial by a jury

C.

Immunity of some citizens

D.

Trials in open courts

Correct answer is C

 Immunity is granted to elected officials during their tenure and in the course of their duties, this immunity constraints on the principle of rule of law as these individuals may not be made to face the law should the need arise till the expiration of their tenures.

943.

Which of the following facilitates the working of a democratic government?

A.

Dormant press

B.

Partial judiciary

C.

Vigilante group

D.

Political Parties

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

944.

In a unitary state, sovereignty resides in the

A.

political parties

B.

provincial government

C.

central government

D.

pressure group

Correct answer is C

A unitary state is a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme.

945.

Nazism is a political ideology which emphasized

A.

supremacy of a race

B.

collective racial consciousness

C.

communal racial consciousness

D.

equality of all races

Correct answer is A

Nazism ; extreme racist or authoritarian views or behaviour.