2012 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 3

Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation, was a loose in the late 20th century between the countries of and its neighbour , which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. The confederation was founded on 1 February 1982 following an agreement between the two countries signed on 12 December 1981.

Check and approve Government spending and taxation The Budget and Parliament Parliament looks closely at the Government's tax and spending plans on our behalf and tries to make sure that public money is being spent fairly and efficiently.

The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary can also be thought of as the mechanism for the resolution of disputes. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally does not make statutory law or enforce law, but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case

Libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

The following are some of the duties of a citizen. Arms giving is a voluntary act of kindness and not a duty.

1. Respect the Rights, Beliefs and Opinions of Others:
2. Stay Informed of the Issues That Affect Your Community:
3. Serve in a Jury When Called Upon:
4. Participate in the Democratic Process:
5. Defend the Country, if Need Should Arise:

The disadvantage of a one party system is that there is no check on the power of the Party. This inevitably leads to corruption and abuses of power. What's more, a one-party state cannot be maintained without secret police, repression, and suppression of the free flow of information. This can lead to a dictatorship, which is a form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition.

 A political coalition or political alliance or political bloc is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of the voting system or for government formation after elections.

The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adult citizens, regardless of property ownership, income, race, or ethnicity, subject only to minor exceptions.