Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 40 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A parliament passes a law that makes it an offence to own a mobile phone that was legally purchased five years earlier. Under this law, a person who bought a phone in 2015 is now liable for prosecution in 2020. Does this law comply with the rule of law? If not, which specific principle of the rule of law does it breach?

Answer Options

A. No; it breaches the principle of separation of powers (judicial independence).
B. No; it breaches the principle of proportionality (fair punishment).
Correct Answer C. No; it breaches the principle of non‑retroactivity (legal certainty).
D. Yes; it complies with the rule of law because it applies equally to all citizens.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No; it breaches the principle of non‑retroactivity (legal certainty).

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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