WAEC Civic Education questions: Democracy and popular participation

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1. Question 1· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Which of these is NOT a feature of democracy?

   • Afreedom of the press
   • Bperiodic elections
   • Crule of law
   • Dlife presidency

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2. Question 2· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Vote buying is wrong because it

   • Aincreases voter turnout
   • Bdenies voters a free choice of leaders
   • Ceducates voters
   • Dhelps the poor

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3. Question 3· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Popular participation in government means

   • Arule by the military
   • Bcitizens taking part in political activities such as voting
   • Crule by a king
   • Drefusing to vote

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4. Question 4· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Nigerians elect members of the House of Representatives to make laws on their behalf. This is an example of

   • Aoligarchy
   • Bdirect democracy
   • Cautocracy
   • Drepresentative democracy

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5. Question 5· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   A political party is

   • Aan organised group that seeks to win power through elections
   • Ba trade union
   • Ca religious body
   • Dan arm of government

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6. Question 6· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Which of these is a democratic institution in Nigeria?

   • Athe National Assembly
   • Ba cult group
   • Ca secret society
   • Da gang

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7. Question 7· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Apart from voting, citizens can take part in democracy by

   • Apaying bribes
   • Bcontesting for elective office
   • Crigging elections
   • Dboycotting all elections

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8. Question 8· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   A citizen can take part in politics by

   • Arigging elections
   • Bdestroying ballot boxes
   • Cvoting in elections
   • Davoiding registration

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9. Question 9· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

   Periodic elections are important in a democracy because they

   • Aabolish political parties
   • Bkeep leaders in office forever
   • Callow citizens to change their leaders
   • Dare expensive

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10. Question 10· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Freedom of expression supports democracy by allowing citizens to

    • Ainsult people freely
    • Bcriticise government and share ideas
    • Cspread false news
    • Dincite violence

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11. Question 11· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Universal adult suffrage means that

    • Aonly taxpayers may vote
    • Bonly educated people may vote
    • Conly men may vote
    • Dall qualified adults have the right to vote

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12. Question 12· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Which of these is a pillar of democracy?

    • AOne-man rule
    • BFree and fair elections
    • CCensorship of the press
    • DRule by decree

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13. Question 13· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    A feature of democracy is

    • Aone-party rule
    • Bmajority rule with respect for minority rights
    • Crule by the military
    • Dabsence of elections

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14. Question 14· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Electoral malpractice includes

    • Aaccepting genuine results
    • Bcampaigning peacefully
    • Cvoting once
    • Dbuying votes and stuffing ballot boxes

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15. Question 15· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Participating in town hall meetings with representatives is a form of

    • Aelectoral fraud
    • Bpolitical apathy
    • Cvoter apathy
    • Dpolitical participation

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16. Question 16· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Democracy is a system of government in which

    • Athe army rules
    • Bone man rules
    • Cpower belongs to the people
    • Dreligious leaders rule

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17. Question 17· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Voting in such a way that no one else knows how a voter has voted is called

    • Asecret ballot
    • Bopen ballot
    • Cproxy voting
    • Dreferendum

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18. Question 18· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    An independent electoral commission helps to ensure

    • Avote buying
    • Bone-party rule
    • Cmilitary takeover
    • Dfree and fair elections

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19. Question 19· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    When citizens vote directly to accept or reject a proposal, such as a constitutional change, the process is

    • Aa party primary
    • Ba by-election
    • Ca referendum
    • Da recall

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