Exam focus – Keypoint on Citizenship, the duties, rights and obligations of an individual in a State Who Is A Citizen A citizen is a person who is a legal member of and owes allegiances to a particular country he resides in which he enjoys full civil and political rights and will be ready to put … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on the separation of powers and the doctrine of checks and balances The theory of separation of powers and checks and balances Separation of powers may be defined as the division of government political powers that exist in any given state into the three organs of government. It was Baron … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on Pressure groups and Political parties, functions and disadvantages Pressure groups is an organized social interest group formed with the main aim of pursuing its interest and influencing government policies to the benefit of its members but do not attempt to control government machinery directly by contesting an election. Types of pressure group … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on party system and political parties, functions and arguments Party system and political parties A party system is a type of governmental political arrangement in which political parties are permitted to operate for the purpose of forming a government on political party basis. While a political party is an organized … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on Definitions of Government, Characteristics or attributes of Government, Functions of Government, Importance of studying Government and the Characteristics of a State Government as an Institution of the State: Government as an institution of the state may be defined as the agency or a machinery in which the will of the state is formulated, … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on Basic Concepts of Government such as Democracy, Capitalism, Socialism, Oligarchy, Totalitarianism, Feudalism What is Democracy Democracy is the system of Government in which all qualified adult citizens share supreme power directly or through their elected representatives. It is also defined as the Government of the people, by the people and for the people. What are the … Read more
Exam focus – Keypoint on the Basic Concepts of Government such as Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Political socialization What is Power Power is the ability to control the actions of others through the possession of means of sanctions. What are the Forms of power Political Power: This is the type of power exercised by the government in steering … Read more
Types and Characteristics of Government such as Unitary Government, the Federal system of Government, cabinet system of Government What is a Unitary government (UNITARIANISM) The unitary system of government is one in which all governmental powers are concentrated in the hands of a single authority or central government. What are the features of the unitary government? All … Read more