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[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
Jamb Government Questions
Question 696:
JAMB 1990
Which of the following served as the electoral college during the election into the constituent assembly in 1978?
SchoolNGR Classroom
A
Local communities
B
Local government councils
C
The federal electoral commission
D
Traditional councils
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Question 697:
JAMB 1990
Traditional rulers in Nigeria exercised the greatest political powers under
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A
The military administrations
B
The second republic
C
The first republic
D
Indirect rule
View Answer & Explanation
Question 698:
JAMB 1990
During the second republic, some local government councils were created by
SchoolNGR Classroom
A
State governments
B
The federal government
C
The national assembly
D
The judiciary
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Question 699:
JAMB 1990
The principle objective of British colonial policy in Nigeria was to
SchoolNGR Classroom
A
Lay a solid fundation for Nigerian independence
B
Help build a virile Nigerian economy
C
Promote missionary activities
D
Exploit and expropriate Nigerian resources for Bristh interests
View Answer & Explanation
Question 700:
JAMB 1990
Which of the following factors contributed most to cash crop production during the colonial administration in Nigeria?
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A
Education
B
Pacification
C
Forced Labour
D
Taxation
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