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JAMB 2009 - Question 46

Government 2009 JAMB Past Questions - Question 46: A state with a hegemonic political party is one in which

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A state with a hegemonic political party is one in which
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Correct Answer

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Explanation

A State with a hegemonic political party is one in which there is onlyone dominant party. In this system, one party is firmly established in office.The party has hegemony, that is, it enjoys unchallenged authority. The law doesnot operate formally against any opposition, but clearly the state concerned iseffectively single-party for longer period of many years. F6r example, SouthAfrica was an example of a hegemonic party. There, the National party cami intopower in 1948, and it only left when Dr. Nelson Mandela was elected presidentin 1994.