WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 238

1,186.

Delegated legislation is necessary because it

A.

helps to promote dictatorship

B.

prevents even development

C.

is useful in times of emergency

D.

gives a lot of power to the president

Correct answer is C

Delegated legislation allows the use of experts in relevant areas to make more detailed laws and usually consult a wider body of expert opinion. In times of emergency, certain decision making powers can be delegated to this experts for effective and fast results

1,187.

The rule of law is observed when

A.

democracy is practised

B.

laws are kept secret

C.

revolution is encouraged

D.

only the elite can govern

Correct answer is A

Rule of law is the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced. It is more prevalent in a democratic regime

1,188.

Monarchy means government

A.

headed by a king

B.

by the people

C.

of the majority

D.

run by the elite

Correct answer is A

Monarchy, political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person. The term applies to states in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her position through heredity. The monarch is usually a king or queen

1,189.

Totalitarianism means a government headed by

A.

a dictator

B.

wealthy people

C.

educated elite

D.

the masses

Correct answer is A

Totalitarianism  is a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

1,190.

As a political ideology, communism seeks to

A.

accumulate capital in the hands of a few

B.

accommodate division of citizens into classes

C.

eliminate all forms of socio-economic inequalities

D.

create economic opportunities for profit making

Correct answer is C

Communism is  a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. It is a classless community where there is communal living amongst the people