MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MEANING OF MDG The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) are eight international development goals that were…
GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
Historical Background Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) and Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) were formed as…
DELEGATED LEGISLATION
Delegated legislation is defined as the act of transferring powers and functions through the Acts…
DECENTRALISATION
Decentralization has to do with the sharing of power between the central government and other…
CENTRALISATION
Centralisation is defined as the process by which political power is located in a single…
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Political participation is defined as the process whereby individuals get themselves involved in the political…
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
Representative government, also known as Indirect democracy, is defined as a government of elected representatives…
CHECKS AND BALANCES
The theory of checks and balances emphasises the power of any of the organs checking…
SEPARATION OF POWERS
It is defined as the separation or division of political powers and functions among the…
CONSTITUTIONALISM
Constitutionalism is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government…
LIBERTY
Liberty is defined as the ability or willingness to do something and the power of…
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
Fundamental human right can be defined as those inalienable (natural) rights, and privileges enjoyed by…
DEREGULATION
Deregulation is the process of removing state regulations. It is therefore opposite of regulation which…
COMMERCIALISATION
This is a state policy of making its companies, enterprises, parastatals, etc, more efficient and…
PRIVATISATION
Privatisation is a policy of the government created to afford individuals, corporate bodies, the opportunity…
MIXED ECONOMY
Mixed economy is an economic system that accommodates two different ideologies: capitalism and socialism. Therefore,…
FASCISM
Fascism is defined as a form of government headed by a dictator, in which government…
THE MILITARY IN GOVERNMENT
Since 1945, the impression has been created that take – over of political control by…
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
A Republican form of government can be defined as a sovereign state headed by a…
MONARCHY
Monarchy may be defined as a type of government by one individual. This individual may…
CONFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Confederation may be defined as a league of sovereign states with a loose political arrangement…
PARLIAMENTARY OR CABINET SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary system of government is defined as a system of government in which the head…
PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Presidential system of government is defined as one in which the head of state of…
FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
A federal state is one in which there is constitutional division of powers among different…
UNITARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Unitary government may be defined as one in which all powers and authorities for the…
LEGITIMACY
Legitimacy is a political concept which refers to the acceptance and recognition by the citizens…
SOVEREIGNTY
Sovereignty means the supreme power and authority of the state over the citizens. It is…
THE RISE OF DEMOCRACY
Democracy is defined as a form of government in which the people exercise their governing…
POLITICAL CULTURE
It refers to the way the members of a political community behave in their political…
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
Political socialization is defined as the process of acquiring political beliefs, values, attitude as well…
COMMUNALISM
Communalism is a social, political and economic arrangement in which landed property and other natural…
ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES
The Composition and History The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of…