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1,424 real West African Examinations Council (WASSCE) questions from 1997 to 2026, every one with a worked solution. Practise them timed, on the web, on Android, or offline on desktop.

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Questions held
1,424
Years covered
29
Questions per paper
60
Time allowed
100 min
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Sample Government questions, answered.

Taken straight from the papers below — one from each of the most recent years, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out.

WAEC Government 2026 · Question 1
Which of the following principles is an ethic of a responsible media needed for the deepening of democracy?
  1. Balanced reporting — correct answer
  2. Effective competition
  3. Secrecy of operations
  4. Loyalty to owners
Worked solution
Balanced reporting is the professional ethic that makes the media fair and credible, which strengthens democracy.
WAEC Government 2025 · Question 1
Which of the following indicators is considered the live blood of democracy?
  1. Public opinion polls only
  2. Political party membership
  3. Voter turnout and civic engagement — correct answer
  4. Confidentially and secrecy in state operations
Worked solution
High voter turnout and active civic engagement are the clearest signs that a democracy is alive and functioning.
WAEC Government 2024 · Question 1
The ultimate source of power and authority which set the state apart from other forms of political organizations is referred to as
  1. Constitutionalism
  2. Checks and balance
  3. Rule of law
  4. Sovereignty — correct answer
Worked solution
Sovereignty is the supreme and ultimate power of a state, and it is what distinguishes the state from every other political organization.
WAEC Government 2023 · Question 1
The underlying principle of the concept of separation of powers is mainly to
  1. educate people on their rights
  2. ensure constitutional review
  3. prevent arbitrariness — correct answer
  4. tame the executive
Worked solution
Separation of powers distributes state functions among distinct organs so that no single organ can exercise power arbitrarily.
WAEC Government 2022 · Question 38
In an election, secret ballot is described as the process where the voter
  1. is screened off to conceal the vote
  2. cast the vote in a sealed box — correct answer
  3. is assisted to cast the vote
  4. is searched before casting the vote
Worked solution
Under the secret ballot the voter marks the ballot paper privately and drops it into a sealed ballot box, so no one can tell how the vote was cast.
Every paper we hold

WAEC Government, year by year.

2026
50 questions
2025
50 questions
2024
50 questions
2023
50 questions
2022
13 questions
2020
50 questions
2019
50 questions
2018
50 questions
2017
50 questions
2016
50 questions
2015
50 questions
2014
44 questions
2013
50 questions
2012
48 questions
2011
49 questions
2010
50 questions
2009
50 questions
2008
50 questions
2007
50 questions
2006
50 questions
2005
50 questions
2004
50 questions
2003
50 questions
2002
50 questions
2001
50 questions
2000
50 questions
1999
50 questions
1998
60 questions
1997
60 questions
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How WAEC Government is set.

West African Examinations Council (WASSCE) sets 60 questions in Government, answered in 100 minutes — about 100 seconds a question. Practising against that clock is the part most candidates skip, and it is the part that costs marks.

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