TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
UNITARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT This can be defined as one in which all governmental powers and functions that exist in… Read More »TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
Government
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION Political Socialization is a process whereby the citizens of a country are educated on the values, attitudes and… Read More »POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
STATE A state may be simply defined as a politically organized body of people occupying a definite geographical entity/territory with… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
FASCISM Fascism is an ideology based on the concept of force and total compliance to the tunes of the authority.… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
SOCIALISM Socialism may be defined as an ideology that advocates collective ownership, control and organization of the means of production,… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
COMMUNALISM Communalism refers to a political and economic arrangement in which land, the major factor of production is collectively owned.… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
LEGITIMACY The word legitimacy is derived from the Latin word ‘legitimus’, which means lawful or according to law. In government,… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
POWER Power is the ability to control the actions of others irrespective of their wishes. It is the ability to… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
FEATURES OF GOVERNMENT Government as an Institution has the following characteristics: Power: Power enables the government to influence the citizens… Read More »FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AS AN INSTITUTION OF THE STATE Human beings in their relationships with one another tend to have diverse and… Read More »THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT