WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 210

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. Each government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. Typically the philosophy chosen is some balance between the principle

The aims of the Community are to promote cooperation and integration, leading to the establishment of an economic union in West Africa in order to raise the living standards of its peoples, and to maintain and enhance economic stability, foster relations among Member States and contribute to the progress and growth

Some of the processes in the transition from military to civil rule

1. the creation of new administrative structures (usually states and local [municipal] government units)
2. a constitution preparation process
3. the lifting of an existing ban on political activities usually imposed (or maintained) by each successive military regime
4. local elections on a zero-party basis
5. formation of political parties followed by elections on a party basis
6. Constituent Assembly

The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA), founded in 1917, was one of the earliest nationalist organizations in West Africa, and one of the earliest formal organizations working toward African emancipation.

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