Sovereignty, Democracy and Communalism

1. The freedom of the state to make and implement its decisions within its territory without external interference is known as    (WAEC 2019)

• A. government

• B. Sovereignty

• C. Power

• D. coercion

2. Who quoted this? 'democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people"

• A. Pericles

• B. Abraham Lincoln

• C. George Washington

• D. Hippocrates

3. What is democracy?

• A. Rule of majority

• B. Rule of king or queen

• C. Government by the people

• Dictatorship

4. Which of these is not a pillar of democracy?   WAEC 2011

• A. Enlightened Citizens

• B. Slavery

• C. Equality

• D. Social and Economic Equality

5. The word democracy comes from

• A. THE LATIN ROOT DEMOS=PEOPLE AND KRATOS=POWER

• B. THE GREEK ROOT DEMOS=PEOPLE AND KRATOS=POWER

• C. THE LATIN ROOT DEMOS=POWER AND KRATOS=PEOPLE

• D. THE GREEK ROOT DEMOS=POWER AND KRATOS=PEOPLE

6. Democracy first started in     WAEC 2012

• A. ROME

• B. GREECE

• C. MEXICO

• D. ENGLAND

7. Which are features of Democracy?

• A. Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.

• B. Elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers

• C. The choice and opportunity is available to all the people on an equal basis

• D. All the above

. What is the primary purpose of government?

• A. To provide essential services and maintain law and order

• B. To entertain the citizens

• C. To regulate the market

• D. To provide for the needs of all

2. Which branch of the Nigerian government is responsible for making and passing laws? 

• A. Military

• B. Executive

• C. Judiciary

• D. Legislature

 Government is the machinery established to manage the affairs of the

• A. Rulers

• B. Aliens

• C. Civil service

• D. State