JAMB Government 2019 Objective — Question 31

Question 31 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The form of government in which the citizens of a state govern themselves indirect through their elected representatives is referred to as

A. oligarchy
B. aristocracy
C. monocracy
D. democracyCorrect

Explanation

Democracy is government by the people, exercised directly or, more commonly in modern states, indirectly through elected representatives accountable to the electorate.

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