SS1: GOVERNMENT - 2ND TERM
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Types of Government Continues, Federal and Confederal Systems of Government | Week 17 Topics|1 Quiz
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Meaning, Legislative Lists in Federal States and Reasons for Adoption of Federal System
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Features of Federal System of Government
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Merits and Demerits of Federal System of Government
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Meaning and Features of Confederal System of Government
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Merits and Why Confederation is Unpopular
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Differences between Federal and Confederal Systems of Government
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Theory Questions - Federal and Confederal Systems of Government
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Meaning, Legislative Lists in Federal States and Reasons for Adoption of Federal System
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Forms of Government: Presidential System of Government | Week 24 Topics|1 Quiz
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Forms of Government: Parliamentary System of Government | Week 37 Topics|1 Quiz
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Parliamentarianism or Parliamentary System of Government and its Features
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Powers of the Head of State and Powers of the Head of Government
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Collective Responsibility
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Merits and Demerits of Parliamentary System of Government
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Functions of the Opposition Party in a Parliamentary System
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Differences between Parliamentary and Presidential Systems
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Theory Questions – Parliamentary System of Government
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Parliamentarianism or Parliamentary System of Government and its Features
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Structure and Organization of Government: Legislature | Week 46 Topics|1 Quiz
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Meaning, Types and Functions of the Legislature
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Supremacy of the Parliament/Legislative and Limitations
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Merits and Demerits of Unicameral and Bicameral Legislature
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Types of Bills
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Passage of Bills in the Presidential and Parliamentary Systems of Government
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Theory Questions - Structure and Organization of Government: Legislature
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Meaning, Types and Functions of the Legislature
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Structure and Organization of Government: Executive | Week 55 Topics|1 Quiz
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Structure and Organization of Government: Judiciary | Week 65 Topics|1 Quiz
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Basic Principles of Government: Political Participation and Political Apathy | Week 75 Topics|1 Quiz
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Meaning and Forms of Political Participation
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Reasons for Political Participation and the Role of Pressure Groups in Promoting Political Participation
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Meaning and Forms of Political Apathy
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Reasons for Political Apathy and Dangers of Political Apathy
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Theory Questions - Political Participation and Political Party
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Meaning and Forms of Political Participation
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Basic Principles of Government: Rule of Law and Delegated Legislation | Week 88 Topics|1 Quiz
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Meaning and Principles of Rule of Law
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Importance and Merits of Rule of Law
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Limitations to Application of Rule of Law
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Factors that can Sustain/Promote Application Rule of Law
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Meaning and Types of Delegated Legislation
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Merits and Demerits of Delegated Legislation
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Control of Delegated Legislation
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Theory Questions - Rule of Law and Delegated Legislation
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Meaning and Principles of Rule of Law
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Basic Principles of Government: Centralization and Decentralization | Week 94 Topics|1 Quiz
Features of Federal System of Government
Topic Content:
- Features of Federal System of Government
Among the features of federal system of government are:
(i) Constitutional division of power between the central government and other units of government into exclusive, concurrent, and residual lists.
(ii) All power emanates from the ConstitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. More. The three tiers of government derive their power from the Constitution. The Constitution is supreme.
(iii) There is duplication of organs of governmentThe 3 branches of government are executive, judicial, and legislative. Executive The executive is the organ that implements the laws enacted by the legislature and enforces the will of the state.... More, civil service and judiciaryThe judicial branch of government refers to a country’s court system. Judiciaries are responsible for interpreting and applying a country’s laws in particular cases, and can also be invested with the... More.
(iv) Federal constitution is written and rigid.
(v) There is bicameralBicameralism or Bicameral Legislature is a legislative system where two legislative chambers exist to carry out legislative functions in a state, the lower chamber and the upper chamber. Countries that operate... More legislatureThe legislative branch of government is responsible for making laws within a country. Legislatures are made up of people called legislators who, in democracies, are elected by the country’s population More.
(vi) There is the existence of a supreme court to give a judicial interpretation.
(vii) Federations are made up of unequal states, e.g., 36 unequal states and Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria.
(viii) There is the prevalence of federal laws over that of the state in cases of conflict (cases in concurrent lists).
(ix) Secessionthe action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. More is forbidden for any component unit.
(x) The constitution provides formulas for revenue allocationIn Nigeria, revenue allocation refers to the practice where the federal government shares a part of the revenue it generates with state and local governments. The present vertical Revenue Allocation Formula... More and sharing.
(xi) The central government controls the police.
(xii) Three tiers/levels of government exist; Federal, State and Local government.
(xiii) There is a separation of powersThis refers to the division of a democratic government into different arms of government, i.e the Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary, each to perform their administrative duties and responsibilities without undue infringement... More and functions among the three organs of government, the executiveThe executive, also referred to as the executive branch or executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law and has overall responsibility... More, legislature and judiciary.