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Question type: Question type Objective Theory
Topics: Topics [1] ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT [1].1 Basic Concepts in Government [1].1.1 Power [1].1.2 Authority [1].1.3 Legitimacy [1].1.4 Sovereignty [1].1.5 Society [1].1.6 State [1].1.7 Nation [1].1.8 Nation-State [1].1.9 Political Processes [1].1.10 Political Socialization [1].1.11 Political Participation [1].1.12 Political Culture [1].2 Forms of Government [1].2.1 Monarchy [1].2.2 Aristocracy [1].2.3 Oligarchy [1].2.4 Autocracy [1].2.5 Republicanism [1].2.6 Democracy [1].3 Arms of Government [1].3.1 The Legislature [1].3.2 The Executive [1].3.3 The Judiciary [1].3.4 Their relationships [1].4 Structures of Governance [1].4.1 Unitary [1].4.2 Federal [1].4.3 Confederal [1].5 Systems of Governance [1].5.1 Presidential [1].5.2 Parliamentary [1].5.3 Monarchical [1].6 Political Ideologies [1].6.1 Communalism [1].6.2 Feudalism [1].6.3 Capitalism [1].6.4 Socialism [1].6.5 Communism [1].6.6 Totalitarianism [1].6.7 Fascism [1].6.8 Nazism [1].7 Constitution [1].7.1 Meaning of Constitution [1].7.2 Sources of Constitution [1].7.3 Functions of Constitution [1].7.4 Types of Constitution [1].7.4.1 Written Constitution [1].7.4.2 Unwritten Constitution [1].7.4.3 Rigid Constitution [1].7.4.4 Flexible Constitution [1].8 Principles of Democratic Government [1].8.1 Ethics and Accountability in Public Office [1].8.2 Separation of Power [1].8.3 Checks and Balances [1].8.4 Individual and Collective Responsibility [1].8.5 Constitutionalism [1].8.6 Rule of Law [1].8.7 Representative Government [1].9 Processes of Legislation [1].9.1 Legislative Enactments [1].9.1.1 Acts [1].9.1.2 Edicts [1].9.1.3 Bye-laws [1].9.1.4 Delegated Legislation [1].9.1.5 Decrees [1].10 Citizenship [1].10.1 Meaning, types of Citizenship [1].10.2 Citizenship rights [1].10.3 Dual citizenship, renunciation, deprivation [1].10.4 Duties and obligations of citizens [1].10.5 Duties and obligations of the state [1].11 The Electoral Process [1].11.1 Suffrage [1].11.2 Election [1].11.3 Electoral System [1].11.4 Electoral Commission [1].12 Political Parties and Party Systems [1].12.1 Political parties [1].12.2 Party Systems [1].13 Pressure Groups [1].13.1 Definition, types, functions, and modes of operation of Pressure Groups [1].13.2 Differences between Pressure Groups and Political Parties [1].14 Public Opinion [1].14.1 Meaning, formation, and measurement of Public Opinion [1].14.2 Functions and limitations of Public Opinion [1].15 The Civil Service [1].15.1 Definition of Civil Service [1].15.2 Characteristics of Civil Service [1].15.3 Functions of Civil Service [1].15.4 Structure of Civil Service [1].15.5 control and problems [2] POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA [2].1 Pre - colonial Polities [2].1.1 Pre-jihad Hausa [2].1.2 Emirate [2].1.3 Tiv [2].1.4 Igbo [2].1.5 Yoruba [2].2 Imperialist Penetration [2].2.1 The British process of acquisition [2].2.2 The British colonial administrative policy [2].2.3 The French colonial administrative policy [2].2.4 Impact of British colonial rule [2].2.5 Comparison of British and French colonial administration [2].3 Process of Decolonization [2].3.1 Nationalism [2].3.2 Nationalist Movements [2].3.3 Nationalist Leaders [2].3.4 Emergence of nationalist parties [2].3.5 Influence of external factors [2].4 Constitutional Development in Nigeria [2].4.1 Hugh Clifford Constitution (1922) [2].4.2 Arthur Richards Constitution (1946) [2].4.3 John Macpherson Constitution (1951) [2].4.4 Oliver Lyttleton Constitution (1954) [2].4.5 Independence Constitution (1960) [2].5 Post - Independence Constitutions [2].5.1 1963 Constitutions [2].5.2 1979 Constitutions [2].5.3 1989 Constitutions [2].5.4 1999 Constitutions [2].6 Institutions of Government in the Post - Independence Nigeria [2].6.1 The Legislative [2].6.2 The Executive [2].6.3 The Judiciary [2].7 Public Commissions Established by the 1979 and Subsequent Constitutions [2].7.1 The Civil Service Commission [2].7.2 The Public Complaints Commission [2].7.3 Electoral Commissions [2].7.4 National Boundary Commission [2].7.5 Other Commission [2].8 Political Parties and Party Politics in Post-Independence Nigeria [2].8.1 First Republic [2].8.2 Second Republic [2].8.3 Third Republic [2].8.4 Fourth Republic [2].9 The Structure and Workings of Nigerian Federalism [2].9.1 Rationale for a Federal System [2].9.2 Tiers of the federal government and their relationship [2].9.3 Creation of States [2].9.4 Problems of Nigerian Federalism [2].10 Public Corporations and Parastatals [2].10.1 Definition, types, purpose, and functions of Public Corporations And Parastatals [2].10.2 Finance, control, and problems of Public Corporations And Parastatals [2].10.3 Deregulation, privatization, commercialization [2].10.4 Comparison between public corporations and parastatals [2].11 Local Government [2].11.1 Local government administration prior to 1976 [2].11.2 Features of local government reforms (1976, 1989) [2].11.3 Traditional rulers and local governments [2].11.4 Problems of local government administration in Nigeria [2].12 The Military in Nigerian Politics [2].12.1 Factors that led to military intervention [2].12.2 Structure of military regimes [2].12.3 Impact of military rule - political [2].12.4 Processes of military disengagement [3] FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [3].1 Foreign Policy [3].1.1 Definition of foreign policy [3].1.2 Purpose of foreign policy [3].1.3 Determining factors of foreign policy [3].1.4 Formulation and implementation of foreign policy [3].2 Nigeria's Foreign Policy [3].2.1 Relations with major powers [3].2.2 Relations with developing countries [3].2.3 Nigeria's Non-Alignment Policy [3].3 Relations with African Countries [3].3.1 Africa as the “centre piece” of Nigeria’s foreign policy [3].3.2 NEPAD [3].4 Nigeria in International Organizations [3].4.1 The United Nations [3].4.2 The Commonwealth [3].4.3 The Organization of African Unity [3].4.4 The African Union [3].4.5 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [3].4.6 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) [4] INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [4].1 International Organizations [4].1.1 ECOWAS [4].1.2 OAU, AU [4].1.3 Commonwealth [4].1.4 OPEC [4].1.5 UNO [4].1.6 African Petroleum Producers Association