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JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Forms of government

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  1. Question 1· Forms of government· WAEC

    A state whose hereditary head has powers limited by a constitution is

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  2. Question 2· Forms of government· WAEC

    Government by the elderly is called

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  3. Question 3· Forms of government· JAMB

    Aristocracy, according to Aristotle, is government by

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  4. Question 4· Forms of government· JAMB

    A system in which a hereditary ruler is head of state is a

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  5. Question 5· Forms of government· WAEC

    Iran, where religious leaders hold supreme political authority, is often cited as an example of

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  6. Question 6· Forms of government· JAMB

    Direct democracy was practised in

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  7. Question 7· Forms of government· WAEC

    Rule by a few powerful people is

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  8. Question 8· Forms of government· JAMB

    Nigeria is a republic because

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  9. Question 9· Forms of government· JAMB

    Rule by a small group of people for their own interest is

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  10. Question 10· Forms of government· WAEC

    In an absolute monarchy, the king

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  11. Question 11· Forms of government· JAMB

    Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union are examples of

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  12. Question 12· Forms of government· WAEC

    A confederation differs from a federation in that

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  13. Question 13· Forms of government· JAMB

    Government by a few wealthy people is called

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  14. Question 14· Forms of government· WAEC

    In a constitutional monarchy the monarch

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  15. Question 15· Forms of government· JAMB

    Representative democracy means citizens

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  16. Question 16· Forms of government· JAMB

    Direct democracy is most practical in

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  17. Question 17· Forms of government· JAMB

    A government in which religious leaders rule in the name of God is a

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  18. Question 18· Forms of government· WAEC

    Government by the wealthy is called

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  19. Question 19· Forms of government· WAEC

    Theocracy is government based on

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  20. Question 20· Forms of government· JAMB

    Rule by a hereditary noble class is called

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