WAEC Government 2019 Objective — Question 9

Question 9 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Who among the following provided the detailed work on sovereignty?

A. Jean BodinCorrect
B. Fredrick Engels
C. Balaji Akinyemi
D. Thomas Hobbes

Explanation

Sovereignty is the supreme power of a state to make and enforce rules over the people within its territory. The theory of sovereignty was popularized by Jean Bodin in 1576.

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