WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 221

In a coup, it is the military, paramilitary, or opposing political faction that deposes the current government and assumes power. This coup is followed by suspension of the constitution by the military. this means that, the affairs of the state is no longer governed with respect to the constitution. the rule of law, separation of power and checks and balances that make up a democratic government is totally displaced.

Rule by decree is a style of governance allowing quick, unchallenged creation of law by a single person or group, and is used primarily by dictators, absolute monarchs and military leaders.

The West African Students' Union (WASU), founded in London in 1925 and active into the 1960s, was an association of students from various West African countries who were studying in the United Kingdom .WASU was founded on 7 August 1925 by twenty-one law students, led by Ladipo Solanke and Herbert Bankole-Bright.

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. It was largely composed of an educated elite in the Gold Coast , who felt under threat from the incorporation of 'traditional authorities' in the colonial system.

The policy of assimilation was the official colonial policy of the French administration in West Africa. The system involved the imposition of French culture on the West African culture. It was meant to substitute the culture, language, religion, law, mode of dressing, etc. It delayed the rise of natiolaist movement