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JAMB Government 1995 Question 16

Question 16

Franchise, Elections and Electoral Systems

Enfranchisement describes the process of

  1. A.allowing eligible persons the right to vote
  2. B.allowing special categories of persons to contest elections
  3. C.allowing all women the right to vote
  4. D.the actual act of voting
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (allowing eligible persons the right to vote)

Explanation

To enfranchise people is to give them the right to vote (the franchise). Disenfranchisement takes it away.