WAEC Government 1997 Question 14

Question 14

Federal, Unitary and Confederal Systems

One of the features of a unitary state is that

  1. A.a two-party system is usually entrenched in the constitution
  2. B.members of Parliament are selected
  3. C.power is shared among all levels of government
  4. D.the civil service is supreme
  5. E.the constitution is flexible.
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Answer: E (the constitution is flexible.)

Explanation

Unitary states usually have flexible constitutions that can be amended by the central legislature like ordinary laws, since there are no states whose powers must be protected.