WAEC Government 2011 Objective — Question 41

Question 41 of 45 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A common feature in a pre-colonial centralized state was

A. A. loyalty to a political superiorCorrect
B. B. absence of a single political authority
C. C. the existence of autocratic rule
D. D. existence of separation of powers

Explanation

In a centralized state there is only a single source of authority from which orders emanate. In most pre-colonial societies with a centralised political structure, there was loyalty to only one political superior.

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