2014 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 2

Concurrent powers are powers of a federal system of government shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit (such as a state or province). Both the education and health sectors are jointly catered for by the federal, state and local governments

One of the major functions of the judiciary is to interpret and apply laws to specific cases. In the course of deciding the disputes that come before it, the judges interpret and apply laws. Every law needs a proper interpretation for getting applied to every specific case.

Maintenance of law and order is a function of the police which is a part of the executive arm of government.

A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level.

Slander is the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. This is part of limitations to freedom of expression including,  libel, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling etc

The legislature is made up of those who write the laws. it is a is therefore a group of people who vote for new laws or make changes to the old laws.

Money and gifts-in-kind to a party, payment of dues, fund raisings or its leading members may be offered as incentives. Such donations are the traditional source of funding for all political parties.

A coalition government is a form of government in which multiple political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within that "coalition". The usual reason for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament.

Nkrumah first declared Ghana as a one-party state during his rule

Limited franchise refers to the right of only a section of the community to vote and be voted for. This right is only enjoyed by some citizens, depending on what the relevant law demands especially in terms of age, sex, property ownership and educational qualification.