WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 195

971.

Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by

A.

citizens

B.

aliens

C.

prisoners

D.

refugees

Correct answer is A

Civil rights are an expansive and significant set of rights that are designed to protect individuals from unfair treatment; they are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be free from unfair treatment or discrimination) in a number of settings

972.

Residing in an area for a specified period of years is one of the basic conditions to acquire citizenship through

A.

marriage

B.

honour

C.

naturalization

D.

birth

Correct answer is C

Naturalization is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the individual, or it may involve an application or a motion and approval by legal authorities.

973.

Citizenship can be acquired through

A.

renouncement

B.

repudiation

C.

birth

D.

reference

Correct answer is C

 If one or both of a person's parents are citizens of a given state, then the person may have the right to be a citizen of that state as well.

974.

A system whereby there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as

A.

unicameral legislature

B.

confederal legislature

C.

monarchical legislature

D.

bi-cameral legislature

Correct answer is A

In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house.

975.

The implementation of government policies is carried out by the

A.

Legislature

B.

Judiciary

C.

Ombudsman

D.

Executive

Correct answer is D

The executive arm of government is responsible for the formulation and implementation of government policies