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This GOVERNMENT Lesson Note Covers The Following Topics
- MEANING AND SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER
- THE STATE AND ITS FEATURES
- BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
- LEGITIMACY AND SOVEREIGNTY
- DEMOCRACY
- COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM AND CAPITALISM
- TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
- PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
- MONARCHY, REPUBLICAN AND MILITARY FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
- CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONALISM
- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
- STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
- REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
- DELEGATED LEGISLATION
- CITIZENSHIP
- CITIZENSHIP: WAYS OF LOSING CITIZENSHIP
- POLITICAL PARTIES
- PARTY SYSTEM
- PRESSURE GROUPS
- FACTORS WORKING AGAINST THE SUCCESS OF PRESSURE GROUPS
Sample note
Week 1
Topic- Meaning And Scope Of The Subject Matter
Government as an Institution of the State;
It is a machinery established by the state to organize, formulate and implement policies in the society. Government has three main institutions that assist it to carry out its responsibilities. These institutions are called arms, organs or branches of government.
These are: the executive, legislature and judiciary. The legislature makes law, the executive implements the law while the judiciary interprets the law.
Government as an Art or Process of Governing:
Government is seen as a process of administering a given state. This is because the activities of a given government involve a clear – cut procedure specifically laid down in the constitution of a state.
Government as an Academic Field of Study;
Government includes the study of political institutions in the state, ideas, values and doctrines about politics, political thinkers on what constitute the welfare of the people. Government is called political science in the tertiary institution. Government or political science can be divided into 5 branches.
Characteristics of Government
- Power: This is the ability to command others to behave in a certain way or take a particular course of action irrespective of their wishes.
- Law: This refers to a body of rules that regulates the conduct of the people.
- Revenue: Imposition and collection of taxes, royalties, etc helps to generate funds for the government.
- Personnel: This refers to the able bodied men and women who assist government to implement policies.
- Public Support: It confers legitimacy on government and it gives it authority to rule.
- Provision of Social Amenities: The responsibility of the government is to provide for the welfare of the people, e.g. security, pipe borne water, road, schools, electricity, etc.
Functions of Government
- Government maintains law and order through the activities of law enforcement agencies like the police, army, etc.
- It protects the people from internal and external attacks.
- It fosters a sense of belonging and unity in a state.
- It settles disputes between individuals, groups and institutions through various courts.
- Government provides social and infrastructural facilities for the people.
- It regulates the economy through its monetary and fiscal policies.
Importance of Studying Government
- Government gives political education and equips the citizens with thoughtful mind.
- The knowledge of the constitution can enable an individual to defend his freedom.
- Government widens the political horizons of students.
- The knowledge about powers and limitations of office holders can prevent the emergence of a dictator.
- It gives leadership training to the students.
- Government equips students to become an effective politician, political adviser, etc.
- Government enables us to know our political environment and how the task of government is carried out.
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