A. judges B. people ✓ C. legislature D. executive In a democracy, political sovereignty is vested in the people....
GOVERNMENT
MEANING OF MDG The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) are eight international development goals that were officially established...
Historical Background Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) and Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) were formed as political parties...
Delegated legislation is defined as the act of transferring powers and functions through the Acts of parliament...
Decentralization has to do with the sharing of power between the central government and other constituent units,...
Centralisation is defined as the process by which political power is located in a single central decision...
Political participation is defined as the process whereby individuals get themselves involved in the political activities and...
Representative government, also known as Indirect democracy, is defined as a government of elected representatives of the...
The theory of checks and balances emphasises the power of any of the organs checking the activities...
It is defined as the separation or division of political powers and functions among the three arms...
Constitutionalism is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government should be...
Liberty is defined as the ability or willingness to do something and the power of doing what...
Fundamental human right can be defined as those inalienable (natural) rights, and privileges enjoyed by the citizens...
Deregulation is the process of removing state regulations. It is therefore opposite of regulation which refers to...
This is a state policy of making its companies, enterprises, parastatals, etc, more efficient and even more...
Privatisation is a policy of the government created to afford individuals, corporate bodies, the opportunity to take...
Mixed economy is an economic system that accommodates two different ideologies: capitalism and socialism. Therefore, it is...
Fascism is defined as a form of government headed by a dictator, in which government has a...
Since 1945, the impression has been created that take – over of political control by the armed...
A Republican form of government can be defined as a sovereign state headed by a president, elected...
Monarchy may be defined as a type of government by one individual. This individual may be a...
Confederation may be defined as a league of sovereign states with a loose political arrangement in which...
Parliamentary system of government is defined as a system of government in which the head of state...
Presidential system of government is defined as one in which the head of state of a country...
A federal state is one in which there is constitutional division of powers among different levels or...
Unitary government may be defined as one in which all powers and authorities for the exercise of...
Legitimacy is a political concept which refers to the acceptance and recognition by the citizens of a...
Sovereignty means the supreme power and authority of the state over the citizens. It is the power...
Democracy is defined as a form of government in which the people exercise their governing power either...
It refers to the way the members of a political community behave in their political activities, e.g....
Political socialization is defined as the process of acquiring political beliefs, values, attitude as well as citizenship...
Communalism is a social, political and economic arrangement in which landed property and other natural resources are...
The Composition and History The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of 13 member...
FORMATION The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded on 28th May, 1975 in Lagos,...
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development should be seen as a home – grown African initiative to...
Historical perspective The 37th summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) held between the 9th 13th...
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was founded on may 25, 1963 at Addis Ababa,...
ORIGIN OF U.N.O. The United Nations Organisation came into existence in 1945. This was as a result...
MEANING AND THE NEED FOR PEACE The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines peace as a situation or a...
Conflict is disagreement between individuals, people or groups of people or a clash between ideas, principles, etc....
Party system may be defined as the conduct of government based on the number of political parties...
Non-alignment may be defined as non-commitment of a nation to either the West or the East on...
Foreign policy refers to the decisions and actions taken by a state to pursue her interests within...
There is inter-dependence and interrelationship existing among nations of the world. No nation is an island. Nations...
In the early hours of January 15,1966, Nigeria witnessed the first military coup led by Major Chukwuma...
Historical Background The evolution of local government system in Nigeria could be traceable to the Great Britain...
Ombudsman is a government institution established to examine complaints of inefficient administration, corruption and unjustified treatment by...
The First Republic Constitution of 1963 recognised and established a Federal Police Service Commission. This body is...
It is a pattern of administration involving government departments in which complicated official routine is observed in...
The civil service is a body or department in the executive arm of government. It has the...
