WAEC Government questions: Public opinion

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1. Question 1· Public opinion· WAEC

   Public opinion can best be described as

   • Athe views held by a large section of the people on public issues
   • Bthe opinion of the president
   • Cthe decision of the courts
   • Dthe views of one newspaper editor

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2. Question 2· Public opinion· WAEC

   Which of these is an agent for forming public opinion?

   • Athe army
   • Bthe mass media
   • Cthe prisons
   • Dthe treasury

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3. Question 3· Public opinion· WAEC

   Opinion polls are used to

   • Adeclare election results
   • Bmake laws
   • Cappoint judges
   • Dmeasure public attitudes on issues

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4. Question 4· Public opinion· WAEC

   Public opinion is important in a democracy because it

   • Aguides government in making policies
   • Breplaces elections
   • Cabolishes the constitution
   • Dcontrols the army

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5. Question 5· Public opinion· WAEC

   A factor that can distort public opinion is

   • Aeducation
   • Bfree press
   • Cpropaganda
   • Dopen debate

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6. Question 6· Public opinion· WAEC

   Social media has affected Nigerian politics by

   • Astopping all debate
   • Ballowing rapid mobilisation such as the #EndSARS protests
   • Creplacing elections
   • Dbanning parties

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7. Question 7· Public opinion· WAEC

   Public opinion can be measured through

   • Aopinion polls
   • Bcourt judgements
   • Ccensus figures
   • Dthe national budget

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8. Question 8· Public opinion· WAEC

   Before an election, a government radio station broadcasts only favourable stories about the ruling party. This is

   • Apublic opinion
   • Bpropaganda
   • Clobbying
   • Da referendum

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9. Question 9· Public opinion· WAEC

   A limitation of opinion polls is that

   • Athey are illegal
   • Bthey are always accurate
   • Cthey replace elections
   • Dsamples may not represent the whole population

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10. Question 10· Public opinion· WAEC

    When most Nigerians on social media oppose a proposed new tax, this reflects

    • Apropaganda
    • Bpublic opinion
    • Cjudicial review
    • Ddelegated legislation

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11. Question 11· Public opinion· WAEC

    The mass media influence public opinion mainly by

    • Amaking laws
    • Binforming and shaping people's views on issues
    • Cconducting elections
    • Dappointing judges

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12. Question 12· Public opinion· WAEC

    The mass media influence public opinion by

    • Aarresting people
    • Bmaking laws
    • Cconducting elections
    • Dshaping what issues people discuss

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13. Question 13· Public opinion· WAEC

    Which of these is a major means of measuring public opinion?

    • Acensus figures
    • Bcourt judgements
    • Cmilitary decrees
    • Dopinion polls

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