WAEC Government questions: Processes of legislation

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1. Question 1· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill becomes law after it has been

   • Adebated in the press
   • Bsigned by the speaker only
   • Capproved by the judiciary
   • Dpassed by the legislature and assented to by the executive

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2. Question 2· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   The first reading of a bill in the legislature involves

   • Avoting on the final text
   • Bdetailed debate on each clause
   • Cformal introduction of the bill
   • Dsending the bill to the president

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3. Question 3· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   Delegated legislation refers to laws made by

   • Athe legislature itself
   • Bforeign governments
   • Cbodies to which the legislature has given law-making powers
   • Dthe electorate in a referendum

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4. Question 4· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A private member's bill is introduced by

   • Athe executive
   • Ban ordinary legislator
   • Cthe judiciary
   • Dthe electoral body

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5. Question 5· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill introduced by an individual legislator rather than by the government is

   • Aa money bill
   • Ban appropriation bill
   • Ca private member's bill
   • Dan executive bill

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6. Question 6· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill becomes law in Nigeria when

   • Aa minister signs it
   • Bit is published in newspapers
   • Cit is passed by the legislature and assented to by the President
   • Dthe court approves it

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7. Question 7· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   At the second reading of a bill, members

   • Agive it final approval after the committee stage
   • Bintroduce it for the first time
   • Cexamine it clause by clause in committee
   • Ddebate its general principles

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8. Question 8· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   A bill introduced by a member of the legislature who is not a minister is called

   • Aan executive bill
   • Ba private member's bill
   • Ca money bill
   • Dan appropriation bill

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9. Question 9· Processes of legislation· WAEC

   The committee stage of a bill involves

   • Apresidential assent
   • Bfirst reading of the title
   • Cdetailed clause-by-clause examination
   • Dpublication

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10. Question 10· Processes of legislation· WAEC

    A proposed law before it is passed is called a

    • Abill
    • Bact
    • Cdecree
    • Dedict

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11. Question 11· Processes of legislation· WAEC

    A criticism of delegated legislation is that it

    • Acannot be made
    • Bis always too slow
    • Cmay escape proper legislative scrutiny
    • Dgives power to voters

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12. Question 12· Processes of legislation· WAEC

    A bill passed by Nigeria's National Assembly becomes law when

    • Athe state governors approve it
    • Bthe Chief Justice signs it
    • Cit has been read once
    • Dthe President assents to it, or both houses override his veto by a two-thirds majority

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13. Question 13· Processes of legislation· WAEC

    A bill becomes an Act after it has been

    • Apassed by the legislature and assented to by the executive
    • Bdebated by the press
    • Capproved by the judiciary
    • Ddiscussed by political parties

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14. Question 14· Processes of legislation· WAEC

    The stage of law-making at which a bill is examined clause by clause is the

    • Acommittee stage
    • Bfirst reading
    • Creport stage only
    • Dpresidential assent

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