WAEC Government questions: The constitution

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1. Question 1· The constitution· WAEC

   Which of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?

   • ANigeria
   • BThe United States
   • CGhana
   • DThe United Kingdom

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2. Question 2· The constitution· WAEC

   The British constitution is largely

   • Aunwritten
   • Bwritten in one document
   • Crigid
   • Dfederal

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3. Question 3· The constitution· WAEC

   A constitution is important because it

   • Aallows dictatorship
   • Breplaces elections
   • Cabolishes government
   • Ddefines the powers of government and the rights of citizens

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4. Question 4· The constitution· WAEC

   Constitutionalism means

   • Ahaving a written constitution
   • Bamending the constitution often
   • Crule by the military
   • Dgovernment according to the rules of the constitution

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5. Question 5· The constitution· WAEC

   An unwritten constitution is one that

   • Ais secret
   • Bhas no rules at all
   • Cis written in many languages
   • Dis not contained in a single document

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6. Question 6· The constitution· WAEC

   Amending the Nigerian Constitution requires approval by two-thirds of the National Assembly and of

   • Athe President alone
   • Bthe Supreme Court
   • Cat least two-thirds of the State Houses of Assembly
   • Da national referendum in all cases

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7. Question 7· The constitution· WAEC

   In Britain, the monarch always assents to bills passed by Parliament, although no written law requires it. This practice is a

   • Adecree
   • Bstatute
   • Cjudicial precedent
   • Dconvention

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8. Question 8· The constitution· WAEC

   A constitution that can be amended only by a special procedure is

   • Aunwritten
   • Bflexible
   • Crigid
   • Dcustomary

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9. Question 9· The constitution· WAEC

   Amending Nigeria's constitution requires approval by two-thirds of the National Assembly and of the state Houses of Assembly. This makes it a

   • Arigid constitution
   • Bflexible constitution
   • Cunwritten constitution
   • Dcustomary constitution

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10. Question 10· The constitution· WAEC

    The supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the

    • AElectoral Act
    • BCriminal Code
    • CConstitution
    • DLand Use Act

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11. Question 11· The constitution· WAEC

    A source of a constitution is

    • Apolitical party manifestos
    • Bjudicial precedents
    • Cnewspaper editorials
    • Dtrade union rules

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12. Question 12· The constitution· WAEC

    Entrenched clauses in a constitution are

    • Aprovisions that require special procedures to amend
    • Bclauses about foreign affairs
    • Claws made by courts
    • Dcustoms

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13. Question 13· The constitution· WAEC

    A constitution that is difficult to amend is described as

    • Arigid
    • Bflexible
    • Cunwritten
    • Dunitary

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14. Question 14· The constitution· WAEC

    Constitutional conventions are

    • Acourt judgements
    • Bwritten laws
    • Ccustoms and practices followed though not legally binding
    • Dbills awaiting passage

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15. Question 15· The constitution· WAEC

    Britain is said to have an unwritten constitution because

    • Ait has no laws
    • Bits rules are not contained in a single document
    • Cthe monarch writes all its laws
    • Dit uses only customary law

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