WAEC Weekly Exam Outline – Government

Government — 30-Week Plan

Weekly outline built from the WAEC syllabus (last 5–10 years emphasis). Practice can be done offline; Mock is timed online (2 attempts).

Total practice: 420 • Total mock: 630

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Week 1–4 (October: Foundations of Government)

60 Practice Questions, 60 Mock Questions

  • Week 1: Meaning & scope of Government — Government as institution of the State; State vs Nation vs Society; functions of the State; Government as process/art; why study Government.
  • Week 2: Basic concepts & principles — Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Democracy; Rule of law, Fundamental human rights, Separation of powers & checks/balances, Constitutionalism, Representation, Participation.
  • Week 3: Organs of Government — Executive, Legislature, Judiciary: structures, composition, functions, powers & limits; Judicial independence.
  • Week 4: Constitutions — definition & sources; functions; types & features (written/unwritten; rigid/flexible).

Week 5–8 (November: Political Process)

60 Practice Questions, 70 Mock Questions

  • Week 5: State structures & systems — Unitary, Federal, Confederal; Presidential vs Parliamentary; Monarchical vs Republican (meanings, features, merits/demerits).
  • Week 6: Citizenship — acquisition, rights, duties & obligations; safeguarding citizens’ rights.
  • Week 7: Political parties & party systems — party organization/structure & functions; one/two/multi-party systems (merits/demerits).
  • Week 8: Elections & EMB — electoral systems (FPTP, PR, run-off, etc.), franchise & limitations; functions/problems of Electoral Management Bodies; Public opinion, Pressure groups & Mass media (formation, roles, influence).

Week 9–12 (December: Nigerian Gov’t & Politics I — Origins)

60 Practice Questions, 80 Mock Questions

  • Week 9: Pre-colonial political systems in Nigeria — Hausa/Fulani (Emirate), Yoruba (Oyo), Igbo (acephalous): structures, authority & checks.
  • Week 10: Colonial administration — British Crown Colony, Protectorate, Indirect Rule; French Assimilation/Association (overview/comparison); impacts of colonial rule.
  • Week 11: Nationalism — meaning, factors, effects; leaders & movements in Nigeria (e.g., NCNC, NPC, AG) and their contributions.
  • Week 12: Constitutional developments (pre-independence, Nigeria) — Clifford 1922, Richards 1946, Macpherson 1951, Lyttleton 1954: key features, strengths/weaknesses.

Week 13–16 (January: Nigerian Gov’t & Politics II — State Building)

60 Practice Questions, 90 Mock Questions

  • Week 13: Post-independence constitutions (Nigeria) — 1960 Independence, 1963 Republican; shifts in powers & federal structure.
  • Week 14: 1979 & 1989 Constitutions; 1999 Constitution — origins, features, strengths & weaknesses.
  • Week 15: Military rule in Nigeria — causes, regimes, decrees, impacts on politics/economy/civil liberties; transitions.
  • Week 16: Public administration — Public/Civil Service (structure, characteristics, functions), Civil Service Commission; Public corporations (control, challenges, commercialization/privatization); Local government (structure, functions, finance, control, problems).

Week 17–20 (February: Comparative & International Government)

60 Practice Questions, 100 Mock Questions

  • Week 17: Federal vs Unitary systems in West Africa — origins, factors, features, problems (Nigeria contrasted with Ghana/Sierra Leone/Gambia/Liberia).
  • Week 18: Development of major political parties — formation, objectives, finance, achievements/failures (focus: Nigeria; brief contrasts with SL/GMB/LBR).
  • Week 19: Foreign policy — definition, determinants, objectives; Nigeria’s foreign policy (case studies: ECOWAS, AU, UN peacekeeping, anti-apartheid, citizen diplomacy).
  • Week 20: International organizations — UN, Commonwealth, AU/NEPAD, ECOWAS: origin, aims, achievements & problems; mock items with treaty/org charts.

Week 21–24 (March: Skills, Data & Composite Mock)

60 Practice Questions, 110 Mock Questions

  • Week 21: Data skills — interpreting constitutions excerpts, institutional charts, timelines, tables & maps in Government questions.
  • Week 22: Past-question clinic — distractor patterns in objectives; essay command words; marking-scheme alignment (Section A/B).
  • Week 23: Thematic essays — rule of law & rights; separation of powers; party systems; federalism vs unitarism (comparative prompts).
  • Week 24: Full WAEC-style mock — Paper 1 objective + Paper 2 essays (Nigeria set for Section B).

Week 25–27 (April: Consolidation & High-Yield Drill)

60 Practice Questions, 120 Mock Questions

  • Week 25: Rapid review — constitutions (1922→1999), institutions (Exec/Leg/Jud), electoral systems & EMB; flashcards.
  • Week 26: Essay rehearsals — nationalism, military rule, foreign policy, international orgs; PEEL paragraphs & quotation/use of evidence.
  • Week 27: Mixed objective marathon — concepts & principles; systems & structures; admin & local govt; Section B Nigeria set hotspots.

Week 28–30 (April: Grand Final Mocks)

WAEC Exam Format (Paper 1 Objectives + Paper 2 Essays)

  • Week 28: Grand Final Mock 1 (balanced blueprint: Section A breadth + Section B Nigeria).
  • Week 29: Grand Final Mock 2 (harder objectives + data-based essays; time pressure).
  • Week 30: Grand Final Mock 3 (closest replica; strict timing; rubric discipline).