646 ViewsFEDERALISM   This is a system of government in which political powers in a country are shared between the central…

506 ViewsCONSTITUTION   A Constitution of a country is the whole body of fundamental laws or rules that guides a country….

471 ViewsTHE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION   The civil service commission is an independent body set up by the government to recruit…

408 ViewsCITIZENSHIP   Citizenship is the state of being a citizen. It also means the state of having rights and duties…

364 ViewsHUMAN RIGHTS   Human rights are basic or fundamental rights that citizens of a country must enjoy. These rights are…

301 ViewsCIVIL SOCIETY   Civil society is the arena outside of the family, the state and the market where people associate…

321 ViewsCIVIL SERVICE   The civil service is a department in the executive arm of government which is responsible for the…

319 ViewsRULE OF LAW   Rule of Law is the Principle that law (as administered by the ordinary courts) is supreme…

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

Representative Democracy is a system of government in which people elect those that will rule over them in government. It is also a government in the majority of the people. Examples of countries that practice this system include: Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, South Africa, U.S.A, Britain, France, Germany, Brazil, etc.

TIERS OF GOVERNMENT

Government is defined as an agency that carries out the functions or business of the state. It is an institution through which the state or country is ruled.

The organs of government include the legislative (law making); the executive (enforcement of law); and the judiciary (interpretation of law).