JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)

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1. Question 21· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· WAEC

   In a confederation, the central government

   • Ais stronger than the component units
   • Bis weaker than the component units
   • Chas all the power
   • Ddoes not exist

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2. Question 22· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· WAEC

   An advantage of the unitary system is

   • Ahigh cost of administration
   • Bprotection of the autonomy of minorities
   • Cmany centres of power
   • Dquick decisions and uniform policies

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3. Question 23· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· JAMB

   In a unitary state, local units

   • Amake foreign policy
   • Bshare sovereignty equally with the centre
   • Ccan secede at will
   • Dderive their powers from the central government

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4. Question 24· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· JAMB

   Revenue allocation in a federation refers to

   • Asharing centrally collected revenue among the tiers of government
   • Bprinting money
   • Ccollecting customs duty
   • Dborrowing abroad

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5. Question 25· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· JAMB

   A system in which power is shared between a central government and component units by the constitution is

   • Aunitary
   • Bfederal
   • Cconfederal
   • Dmonarchical

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6. Question 26· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· WAEC

   In a confederation, the component units

   • Aare run by the military
   • Bhave no power at all
   • Ckeep more power than the central government
   • Dare abolished

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7. Question 27· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· JAMB

   Devolution of power means

   • Aa military takeover
   • Bthe merging of states
   • Cthe transfer of some powers from the central government to regional bodies in a unitary state
   • Dthe abolition of local government

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8. Question 28· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· WAEC

   The principle of checks and balances ensures that

   • Aone arm of government controls the others
   • Bthe judiciary makes laws
   • Ceach arm of government can limit the powers of the others
   • Donly the executive is accountable

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9. Question 29· Structures of governance (unitary, federal, confederal)· WAEC

   A federal system is most suitable for a country that

   • Ahas no constitution
   • Bis very small with one people
   • Chas many different ethnic and cultural groups
   • Dhas a single language and religion

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