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WAEC Government 2018 Question 9

Question 9

Democracy and Representative Government

In modern democracies, a government is

  1. A.a contract between the rulers and the ruled.
  2. B.a preserve of the political party in power.
  3. C.monopoly of the ethnic groups in the majority.
  4. D.alternation of power between the majority and minority tribes.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (a contract between the rulers and the ruled.)

Explanation

Democratic government rests on the consent of the governed: the people give power to rulers who must serve them, like a social contract.