WAEC Government 1994 Question 24

Question 24

Public Opinion and Mass Media

Public opinion is crystallized through all the following except

  1. A.opinion polls
  2. B.strikes
  3. C.referenda
  4. D.military coups
  5. E.plebiscites.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (military coups)

Explanation

Polls, referenda, plebiscites and even strikes show what the public thinks. A military coup is the action of a few soldiers, not an expression of public opinion.