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Browse topics below: Search for: MEANING & SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT IN A STATE REASONS WHY WE STUDY GOVERNMENT DEFINITION OF SOCIETY DEFINITION OF A STATE FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF A STATE DEFINITION OF A NATION FEATURES/ CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION DEFINITION OF POWER TYPES OF POWER SOURCES OF POWER DEFINITION OF AUTHORITY TYPES OF AUTHORITY SOURCES OF AUTHORITY DEFINITION OF LEGITIMACY FACTORS/SIGNIFICANCE OF A LEGITIMATE DEFINITION OF SOVEREIGNTY TYPES OF SOVEREIGNTY CHARACTERISTICS OF SOVEREIGNTY LIMITATIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY TYPES OF DEMOCRACY FEATURES OF DEMOCRACY MERITS AND DEMERITS OF DEMOCRACY DEFINITION OF POLITICAL CULTURE TYPES OF POLITICAL CULTURE AGENTS OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION DEFINITION OF COMMUNALISM FEATURES OF COMMUNALISM DEFINITION OF SOCIALISM FEATURES/ADVANTAGES OF SOCIALISM DEMERITS OF SOCIALISM DEFINITION OF COMMUNISM ADVANTAGES OF COMMUNISM DISADVANTAGES OF COMMUNISM DEFINITION OF CAPITALISM ADVANTAGES OF CAPITALISM DISADVANTAGES OF CAPITALISM DEFINITION OF FEUDALISM FEATURES OF FEUDALISM ADVANTAGES OF FEUDALISM DISADVANTAGES OF FEUDALISM DEFINITION OF FASCISM FEATURES OF FASCISM DEFINITION OF NAZISM DEFINITION OF TOTALITARIANISM FEATURES OF TOTALITARIANISM DEFINITION OF TYRANNY DEFINITION OF LIBERALISM DEFINITION OF AUTHOCRACY DEFINITION OF ARISTOCRACY DEFINITION OF PLUTOCRACY DEFINITION OF OLIGARCHY DEFINITION OF THEOCRACY DEFINITION OF ANARCHY DEFINITION OF GERONTOCRACY DEFINITION OF DESPOTISM THE RULE OF LAW MEANING FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF LAW FEATURES OF RULE OF LAW LIMITATIONS OF RULE OF LAW SIGNIFICANCE OF RULE OF LAW THEORY OF SEPARATION OF POWERS RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS MEANING OF CHECKS AND BALANCES DEFINITION OF CONSTITUTIONALISM MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF CONSTITUTIONALISM MEANING OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION WAYS OF PARTICIPATING IN POLITICS BENEFITS/MERITS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION MEANING OF POLITICAL APATHY WHAT IS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT MERITS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT DEMERITS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT DEFINITION OF CENTRALIZATION ADVANTAGES OF CENTRALIZATION DISADVANTAGES OF CENTRALIZATION DEFINITION OF DECENTRALIZATION ADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALIZATION DISADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALIZATION TYPES OF DECENTRALIZATION MEANING OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION TYPES/KINDS OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION REASONS FOR DELEGATING POWERS MERITS OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION DEMERITS OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION HOW DELEGATED LEGISLATION CAN BE CONTROLLED DEFINITION OF CONSTITUTION SOURCES OF CONSTITUTION IMPORTANCE/FUNCTIONS OF A CONSTITUTION TYPES OF CONSTITUTION MEANING OF WRITTEN CONSTITUTION ADVANTAGES OF A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION DISADVANTAGES OF A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION MEANING OF UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION ADVANTAGES OF UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION DISADVANTAGES OF UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION MEANING OF FLEXIBLE CONSTITUTION ADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE CONSTITUTION DISADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE CONSTITUTION MEANING OF RIGID CONSTITUTION ADVANTAGES OF RIGID CONSTITUTION DISADVANTAGES OF RIGID CONSTITUTION MEANING OF UNITARY GOVERNMENT FEATURES OF UNITARY GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES OF UNITARY GOVERNMENT DISADVANTAGES OF UNITARY GOVERNMENT MEANING OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEATURES OF FEDERALISM REASONS WHY COUNTRIES ADOPT FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DISADVANTAGES OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT MERITS OF PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM PARLIAMENTARY/CABINET SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FEATURES OF PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES OF CABINET SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT DISADVANTAGES OF CABINET SYSTEM CONFEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF CONFEDERALISM MEANING OF MONARCHY FEATURES OFA MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES OF MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT DISADVANTAGES OF MONARCHY TYPES OF MONARCHY MEANING OF REPUBLICANISM CHARACTERISTIC OF A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES OF A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT DISADVANTAGES OF A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT THE LEGISLATURE FUNCTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE TYPES OF LEGISLATURE MEANING OF BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE ADVANTAGES OF BICAMERALISM DISADVANTAGES OF BICAMERALISM MEANING OF UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE ADVANTAGES OF UNICAMERALISM DISADVANTAGES OF UNICAMERLISM THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE TYPES OF EXECUTIVES THE JUDICIARY FUNCTIONS OF THE JUDICIARY ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JUDICIARY PROBLEMS/ENCROACHMENT ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO A NATION MEANING OF BILL TYPES OF BILLS THE STAGES OF PASSING A BILL INTO LAW WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP TYPES OF CITIZENSHIP LIBERTY OF CITIZEN TYPES OF LIBERTY MEANING OF RIGHTS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS HACORPUS ACT LIMITATIONS OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS DEFINITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES FEATURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES FUNCTIONS/ADVANTAGES OF POLITICAL PARTIES DISADVANTAGES OF POLITICAL PARTIES TYPES OF POLITICAL PARTY WHAT IS PARTY SYSTEM TYPES OF PARTY SYSTEMS ONE PARTY SYSTEM ADVANTAGES OF ONE PARTY SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF ONE PARTY SYSTEM TWO PARTY SYSTEM ADVANTAGES OF TWO PARTY SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES TWO PARTY SYSTEM MULTI PARTY SYSTEM ADVANTAGES OF MULTI PARTY SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM WHAT IS A PARTY MANIFESTO RELEVANCE OF PARTY MANIFESTO ELECTORAL PROCESS THE PROCESS OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM TYPES OF ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCY FUNCTIONS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION PROBLEMS AFFECTING ELECTORAL COMMISSION DEFINITION OF ELECTION FUNCTIONS OF ELECTION TYPES OF ELECTIONS DIRECT ELECTION ADVANTAGES OF DIRECT ELECTION DISADVANTAGES OF DIRECT ELECTION VOTING IN A DIRECT ELECTION SECRET BALLOT ADVANTAGES OF SECRET BALLOT VOTING DISADVANTAGES OF SECRET BALLOT VOTING OPEN BALLOT VOTING ADVANTAGES OF OPEN BALLOT DISADVANTAGES OF OPEN BALLOT MEANING OF INDIRECT ELECTION ADVANTAGES OF INDIRECT ELECTION DISADVANTAGES OF INDIRECT ELECTION MEANING OF BY-ELECTION MEANING OF PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL ELECTION Other types of elections are: FREE AND FAIR ELECTION FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE CONDUCT OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTORAL SYSTEM FRANCHISE TYPES OF FRANCHISE LIMITED OR RESTRICTED FRANCHISE UNLIMITED FRANCHISE OR UNIVERSAL ADULT SUFFRAGE MERITS/REASONS FOR UNIVERSAL ADULT SUFFRAGE FIRST-PAST-THE POST OR PLURALITY SYSTEM ADVANTAGES OF PLURALITY SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF PLURALITY SYSTEM THE ALTERNATIVE VOTING SYSTEM ADVANTAGES OF ALTERNATIVE VOTING SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF ALTERNATIVE VOTING PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ADVANTAGES OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION DISADVANTAGES OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ABSOLUTE MAJORITY SYSTEM MERIT OF ABSOLUTE MAJORITY SYSTEM DEMERIT OF ABSOLUTE MAJORITY SYSTEM PRESSURE GROUPS TYPES OF PRESSURE GROUPS FUNCTIONS/IMPORTANCE OF PRESSURE GROUPS TECHNIQUES USED BY PRESSURE GROUPS TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES FACTORS THAT MILITATE AGAINST THE SUCCESS OF PRESSURE GROUPS PUBLIC OPINION FUNCTIONS/IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC OPINION AGENTS OF PUBLIC OPINION FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION TYPES OF PUBLIC OPINION CIVIL SERVICE DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE STRUCTURE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS OF CIVIL SERVICE PROBLEMS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE CONTROL OF THE CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FUNCTIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION PUBLIC COMPLAINTS COMMISSION IMPORTANCE / FUNCTIONS OF THE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS COMMISSION LIMITATIONS OF THE POWERS OF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS COMMISSION PUBLIC CORPORATIONS AIMS OF ESTABLISHING CORPORATION CHARACTERISTIC OF PUBLIC CORPORATION CONTROL OF PUBLIC CORPORATION PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC CORPORATION MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC CORPORATION MEANING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURPOSE/REASONS FOR THE CREATION OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTION/IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE TYPES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS CONTROL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REASON FOR THE CONTROL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HOW THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE CAN BE IMPROVED MAJOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS MADE IN 1976 ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN NIGERIA AFTER THE 1976 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA THE HAUSA FULANI POLITICAL SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE EMIRATE SYSTEM LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE EMIRATE SYSTEM JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE EMIRATE SYSTEM FEATURES OF HAUSA – FULANI POLITICAL SYSTEM YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM FEATURES OF YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM THE IGBO POLITICAL SYSTEM SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE IGBO POLITICAL FEATURES OF IGBO POLITICAL SYSTEM BRITISH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION REASONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN WEST AFRICA PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BRITISH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN WEST AFRICA POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES THE GOVERNOR OF COLONIAL ADMINSTRATION FUNCTIONS OF THE COLONIAL GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION INDIRECT RULE MAJOR FEATURES OF INDIRECT RULE REASONS FOR INTRODUCING INDIRECT RULE THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS UNDER THE INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM REASONS FOR THE SUCCESS OF INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH REASONS WHY THE INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM DID NOT SUCCEED FULLY IN THE WEST REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM IN THE EAST ADVANTAGES OF INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES OF INDIRECT RULE SYSTEM FRENCH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN WEST AFRICA FRENCH POLICY OF ASSIMILATION FEATURES OF FRENCH POLICY OF ASSIMILATION REASONS FOR FRENCH POLICY OF ASSIMILATION ACHIEVEMENTS OF FRENCH ASSIMILATION POLICY REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF THE POLICY THE FRENCH POLICY OF ASSOCIATION FEATURES OF FRENCH POLICY OF ASSOCIATION POSITIV EFFECTS OF BRITISH AND FRENCH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN AFRICA NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF BRITISH AND FRENCH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN AFRICA DEFINITION OF NATIONALISM AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NATIONALISM MOVEMENT FACTORS THAT LED TO NATIONALISM IN NIGERIA EFFECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS OF NATIONALISM WHY NATIONALIST ACTIVITIES WERE SLOW IN FRENCH WEST AFRICAN COLONIES PRE-INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION THE CREATION OF NIGERIAN COUNCIL OF 1914 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NIGERIAN COUNCIL OF 1914 LIMITATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN COUNCIL NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BRITISH WEST AFRICA (NCBWA) CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION OF 1922 FEATURES OF THE CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION IMPORTANCE/ADVANTAGES OF THE CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION DISADVANTAGES OF THE CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION RICHARDS CONSTITUTION OF 1446 AIMS/OBJECTIVES: FEATURES OF 1946 CONSTITUTION ACHIEVEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE OF 1946 CONSTITUTION WEAKNESS/DEMERITS OF 1946 CONSTITUTION MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 FEATURES MERITS/SIGNIFICANCES OF THE MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION WEAKNESSES/DEMERITS OF THE MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION OF 1954 FEATURES MERITS/SIGNIFICANCES OF LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION DEMERITS/FAILURES OF LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION LONDON CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE AIMS/OBJECTIVES ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1957 CONFERENCE 1958 LAGOS CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF 1958 CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 1958 CONFERENCE IINDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960 FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCE OF INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION WEAKNESSES/PITFALLS OF THE INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION FEATURES OF 1963 REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION THE 1979 REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCE OF 1979 REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION THE ABSENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT FROM 1966-1979 CONSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MILITARY RULE FROM 1966-1979. THE 1989 THIRD REPUBLIC CONSTITUTION FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCE: 1999 CONSTITUTION (MAIN FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCE) PITFALLS OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION NIGERIAN NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NNDP) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NNDP ACHIEVEMENTS OF NNDP NIGERIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT (NYM) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTY (NYM) ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE NYM NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NIGERIA AND THE CAMEROON (NCNC) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE NCNC ACHIEVEMENTS OF NCNC ACTION GROUP (AG) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION GROUPS ACHIEVEMENTS OF AG NORTHERN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (NPC) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NPC ACHIEVEMENTS OF NPC NATIONAL PARTY OF NIGERIA (NPN) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NPN ACHIEVEMENTS OF NPN THE UNITY PARTY OF NIGERIA (UPN) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF UPN ACHIEVEMENTS OF UPN NIGERIAN PEOPLE’S PARTY (NPP) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NPP ACHIEVEMENTS OF NPP THE GREAT NIGERIA PEOPLE’S PARTY (GNPP) ACHIEVEMENTS OF GNPP PEOPLE’S REDEMPTION PARTY (PRP) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF PRP ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRP THE NIGERIAN ADVANCE PARTY (NAP) AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NAP THIRD REPUBLIC (1985-1999) POLITICAL PARTIES PARTIES BY GEN. SANI ABACHA (1993 – 1998) PARTIES UNDER GEN. ABDULSLAMI’S REGIME KANO RIOT OF 1953 – CAUSES POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE KANO RIOT 1962/63 CENSUS CRISIS (CAUSES): ACTION GROUP CRISIS OF 1962(CAUSES) IMPLICATION OF THE ACTION GROUP CRISIS 1964 FEDERAL ELECTION CRISIS (CAUSES) THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE CRISIS 1965 WESTERN NIGERIA ELECTION CRISIS IMPLICATIONS: THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR CRISIS OF 1967-70 EFFECTS/CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRISIS 1979 GENERAL ELECTIONS CRISIS KADUNA STATE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE CRISIS,1981 1983 GENERAL ELECTIONS CRISIS MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA REASONS FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN POLITICS FEATURES OF MILITARY RULE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA WEAKNESSES OF MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA HOW TO PREVENT MILITARY FROM POLITICS NIGERIA FEDERALISM FEATURES OF FEDERALISM ADVANTAGES/REASONS WHY COUNTRIES ADOPT FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM NIGERIA’S INTERACTIONS WITH THE WORLD MERITS OF GLOBAL INTERACTIONS DEMERITS OF GLOBAL INTERACTIONS NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY PRINCIPLES GUIDING NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS AFFECTING NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY FORMULATIONS THE NIGERIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS REASONS FOR ADOPTION OF FOREIGN POLICY ADVANTAGES OF FOREIGN POLICY DISADVANTAGES OF FOREIGN POLICY NON-ALIGNMENT AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT FACTORS THAT NECESSITATED THE FORMATION OF NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT SIGNIFICANCE OF NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT PROBLEMS OF NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT REASONS WHY NIGERIA ADOPTED THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AFRICA AS THE CENTERPIECE OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF UNO MAIN ORGANS OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE SECURITY COUNCIL THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC): INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UNO ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UNO PROBLEMS/WEAKNESSES OF THE UNO ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) THE ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS COMMISSION FOR MEDIATION, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF OAU ARE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OAU WEAKNESSES/PROBLEMS OF OAU COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)
