WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 246

1,226.

All the following are sources of revenue of a political party except

A.

payment of dues

B.

donations

C.

custom duties

D.

fund raising

Correct answer is C

Money and gifts-in-kind to a party, payment of dues, fund raisings or its leading members may be offered as incentives. Such donations are the traditional source of funding for all political parties.

1,227.

Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country? The

A.

Judiciary

B.

Ombudsman

C.

Legislature

D.

Executive

Correct answer is C

The legislature is made up of those who write the laws. it is a is therefore a group of people who vote for new laws or make changes to the old laws.

1,228.

Slander limits a citizen's freedom of

A.

expression

B.

movement

C.

association

D.

religion

Correct answer is A

Slander is the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. This is part of limitations to freedom of expression including,  libel, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling etc

1,229.

Statutes are

A.

bills passed by local governments

B.

laws passed by the judiciary

C.

bills passed by the executive

D.

laws passed by the parliament

Correct answer is D

A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level.

1,230.

Which of the following is not a function of judiciary?

A.

settlement of disputes

B.

maintenance of law and order

C.

interpretation of law

D.

protection of right

Correct answer is B

One of the major functions of the judiciary is to interpret and apply laws to specific cases. In the course of deciding the disputes that come before it, the judges interpret and apply laws. Every law needs a proper interpretation for getting applied to every specific case.

Maintenance of law and order is a function of the police which is a part of the executive arm of government.