WAEC Government 2011 Question 41

Question 41

Pre-colonial Political Systems

A common feature in a pre-colonial centralized state was

  1. A.loyalty to one political superior.
  2. B.absence of single superior political authority.
  3. C.the existence of autocratic rule.
  4. D.existence of separation of powers.
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Answer: A (loyalty to one political superior.)

Explanation

Centralised states like the emirates and Oyo had one supreme ruler to whom all owed loyalty.