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Question 301· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
In a parliamentary system of government, the head of government is the
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Answer: C. prime minister
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Question 302· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
Collective responsibility means that ministers
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Answer: C. publicly support cabinet decisions or resign
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Question 303· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
A confederation is a union of states in which the
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Answer: A. component states retain their sovereignty
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Question 304· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
A feature of the presidential system is
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Answer: B. separation of powers between executive and legislature
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Question 305· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
Collective responsibility is a feature of the
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Answer: C. parliamentary system
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Question 306· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
In a parliamentary system, the government can be removed by
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Answer: A. a vote of no confidence
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Question 307· The civil service· WAEC
Political neutrality of civil servants means they
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Answer: A. serve any government in power without partisanship
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Question 308· The civil service· WAEC
The head of the federal civil service is the
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Answer: D. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
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Question 309· The civil service· WAEC
Which body handles the appointment and discipline of officers in the federal civil service?
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Answer: D. the Federal Civil Service Commission
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Question 310· The civil service· WAEC
When a policy fails, the minister, not the permanent secretary who advised on it, answers to the public. This reflects the civil service principle of
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Answer: B. anonymity
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Question 311· The civil service· WAEC
Civil servants are expected to be politically neutral. This means they should
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Answer: A. serve any government in power impartially
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Question 312· The civil service· WAEC
Anonymity in the civil service means that
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Answer: C. civil servants are not publicly credited or blamed for policies
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Question 313· The civil service· WAEC
Public corporations differ from the civil service in that they
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Answer: B. are run on commercial lines with some autonomy
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Question 314· The civil service· WAEC
A permanent secretary who openly campaigns for a political party breaks the civil service principle of
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Answer: D. political neutrality
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Question 315· The civil service· WAEC
The civil service is responsible for
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Answer: B. implementing government policies
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Question 316· The civil service· WAEC
Political neutrality requires civil servants to
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Answer: D. serve any government in power impartially
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Question 317· The civil service· WAEC
The body responsible for appointing and disciplining federal civil servants is the
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Answer: C. Federal Civil Service Commission
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Question 318· The civil service· WAEC
Permanence in the civil service means that civil servants
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Answer: B. remain in office when governments change
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Question 319· The civil service· WAEC
The head of the civil service of the federation is the
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Answer: B. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
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Question 320· The civil service· WAEC
The most senior civil servant in a federal ministry is the
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Answer: B. permanent secretary
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WAEC Government questions

In a parliamentary system of government, the head of government is the

Collective responsibility means that ministers

A confederation is a union of states in which the

A feature of the presidential system is

Collective responsibility is a feature of the

In a parliamentary system, the government can be removed by

Political neutrality of civil servants means they

The head of the federal civil service is the

Which body handles the appointment and discipline of officers in the federal civil service?

When a policy fails, the minister, not the permanent secretary who advised on it, answers to the public. This reflects the civil service principle of

Civil servants are expected to be politically neutral. This means they should

Anonymity in the civil service means that

Public corporations differ from the civil service in that they

A permanent secretary who openly campaigns for a political party breaks the civil service principle of

The civil service is responsible for

Political neutrality requires civil servants to

The body responsible for appointing and disciplining federal civil servants is the

Permanence in the civil service means that civil servants

The head of the civil service of the federation is the

The most senior civil servant in a federal ministry is the