WAEC Civic Education Past Questions & Answers - Page 93

Representative democracy is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. There is usually seperation of power in a representative democracy and the rule of law is upheld as every elected official act within their office power.

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.

Children who are exposed to extreme levels of poverty have difficulty with cognitive development, speech, and managing stress, which leads to adverse behavior. Where there's poverty, there's lack of education, joblessness, and poor health. The key to destroying the top effects of poverty is to attack the causes.

Byelaws are local laws made by a local council under an enabling power contained in a public general act or a local act requiring something to be done or not done in a specified area. Local government make bye-laws in Nigeria.

The effect of the intervention programme is the skill acquisition. By engaging the youths in productive activities, they become self reliance and are kept busy from constituting public nuisance.