WAEC Civic Education Past Questions & Answers - Page 87

Religious fundamentalism refers to the belief of an individual or a group of individuals in the absolute authority of a sacred religious text or teachings of a particular religious leader, prophet,and/ or God . These fundamentalists believe that their religion is beyond any form of criticism, and should therefore also be forced upon others. A responsible parent wouldnt encourage their children to be religious fundamentalist.

A responsible parenthood is simply defined as the “will” and ability of parents to respect and do the needs and aspirations of the family and children. It is the ability of a parent to detect the need, happiness and desire of the children and helping them to become responsible and reasonable children.

A constituted authority is any representative or officer who has been properly appointed or elected under the constitution for the government of that country's citizenry or the society.

Queuing: a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. Queuing brings about orderliness.

Well, I believe that people obey the law for three major reasons; to avoid legal consequences, because they respect authority, and because they feel that it is morally right to do so. A major reasoning behind why people obey law is that they do not want to face the consequences that come with breaking a law. Obeying the law is generally the easiest way to live in a society peacefully.