SS2 Government Exam Questions Topics
1st term
Meaning/definition of civil serviceCharacteristics of civil serviceStructures of civil service Functions of civil serviceControl of civil serviceProblems of civil serviceExecutive classClerical classEthic, honesty, integrityMeaning of civil service commissionStructure of the commissionFunctions of the commissionRelationship between the civil service and political executives.Definition of public corporations.Reasons for establishing public corporationsFunctions of public corporationComparison of the organisationReasons for the control of public corporationTypes of controlProblems facing public corporationDefinition of commercializationReasons for commercializationMerits and demerits of commercialization in NigeriaDefinition of privatizationReasons for privatizationMerits and demerits of privatization in Nigeria.Meaning of deregulationReasons for deregulationAdvantages and disadvantages of deregulation in Nigeria.Meaning of local government administrationReasons for the creation of local government in Britain and FranceThe evolution of local government in NigeriaStructure of local government in NigeriaLocal government sources of financeRelationship among local, state and federal government in NigeriaRoles of traditional rulers in local government administration1976, local government reformsProblems facing local governments in Nigeria
2nd term
System of administration in pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani governmentStructure of the system of government: Hausa-Fulani Igbo pre-colonial political system of government.The structure of the government in pre-colonial Igbo political system.System of government in pre-colonial Yoruba The structure of the pre-colonial Yoruba system of governmentDefinition of indirect ruleReasons for introducing indirect rule in NigeriaPrinciples and structures of indirect rule on British colonial administrationReasons for the success of indirect rule in northern Nigeria.Reasons for the failure of indirect rule in southern Nigeria.French administration policy of assimilation and association.Problems of policy of assimilationReasons for change from assimilation to associationComparison of British and French colonial policies of administrationDefinition of nationalismFactors that led to the rise and growth of nationalism in Nigeria.Effects of nationalism in NigeriaThe activities of Nigerian nationalists
3rd term
Hugh Clifford’s constitution of 1922Features of Hugh Clifford's Constitution of 1922Merits and demerits of Hugh Clifford's Constitution of 1922Features of Arthur Richards Constitution of 1946/47Merits and demerits of Arthur Richards Constitution of 1946/47Macpherson Constitution of 1951Features of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951Merits and demerits of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951 Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954Features of Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954Merits and demerits of Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954Merits and demerits of the constitutional conferencesFeatures of the Independence Constitution of 1960Merits and demerits of the Independence Constitution of 1960Features of the Republican Constitution of 1963 (Parliamentary)Merits and demerits of the Republican Constitution of 1963 (Parliamentary)Features of the 1979 Presidential ConstitutionMerits and demerits of the 1979 Presidential ConstitutionFeatures of the 1999 ConstitutionMerits and demerits of the 1999 ConstitutionProblems of Nigerian federalism Nature and structure of Nigerian federalism