SS2 Government Lesson Notes
1st term
1. Meaning/definition of civil service2. Characteristics of civil service3. Structures of civil service4. Functions of civil service5. Control of civil service6. Problems of civil service7. Executive class8. Clerical class9. Ethic, honesty, integrity10. Meaning of civil service commission11. Structure of the commission12. Functions of the commission13. Relationship between the civil service and political executives.14. Definition of public corporations.15. Reasons for establishing public corporations16. Functions of public corporation17. Comparison of the organisation18. Reasons for the control of public corporation19. Types of control20. Problems facing public corporation21. Definition of commercialization22. Reasons for commercialization23. Merits and demerits of commercialization in Nigeria24. Definition of privatization25. Reasons for privatization26. Merits and demerits of privatization in Nigeria.27. Meaning of deregulation28. Reasons for deregulation29. Advantages and disadvantages of deregulation in Nigeria.30. Meaning of local government administration31. Reasons for the creation of local government in Britain and France32. The evolution of local government in Nigeria33. Structure of local government in Nigeria34. Local government sources of finance35. Relationship among local, state and federal government in Nigeria36. Roles of traditional rulers in local government administration37. 1976, local government reforms38. Problems facing local governments in Nigeria
2nd term
1. System of administration in pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani government2. Structure of the system of government: Hausa-Fulani 3. Igbo pre-colonial political system of government.4. The structure of the government in pre-colonial Igbo political system.5. System of government in pre-colonial Yoruba 6. System of government in pre-colonial Yoruba 7. The structure of the Yoruba system of government8. Definition of indirect rule9. Reasons for introducing indirect rule in Nigeria10. Principles and structures of indirect rule on British colonial administration11. Reasons for the success of indirect rule in northern Nigeria.12. Reasons for the failure of indirect rule in southern Nigeria.13. French administration policy of assimilation and association.14. Problems of policy of assimilation15. Reasons for change from assimilation to association16. Comparison of British and French colonial policies of administration17. Definition of nationalism18. Factors that led to the rise and growth of nationalism in Nigeria.19. Effects of nationalism in Nigeria20. The activities of Nigerian nationalists
3rd term
1. Hugh Clifford’s constitution of 19222. Features of Hugh Clifford's Constitution of 19223. Merits and demerits of Hugh Clifford's Constitution of 19224. Features of Arthur Richards Constitution of 1946/475. Merits and demerits of Arthur Richards Constitution of 1946/476. Macpherson Constitution of 19517. Features of the Macpherson Constitution of 19518. Merits and demerits of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951 9. Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 195410. Features of Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 195411. Merits and demerits of Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 195412. Merits and demerits of the constitutional conferences13. Features of the Independence Constitution of 196014. Merits and demerits of the Independence Constitution of 196015. Features of the Republican Constitution of 1963 (Parliamentary)16. Merits and demerits of the Republican Constitution of 1963 (Parliamentary)17. Features of the 1979 Presidential Constitution18. Merits and demerits of the 1979 Presidential Constitution19. Features of the 1999 Constitution20. Merits and demerits of the 1999 Constitution21. Problems of Nigerian federalism 22. Nature and structure of Nigerian federalism