================== Confirm Government Obj 1.ABCAACBDCA. 11.CBAACCBCAB. 21.BBABDDBDAB. 31.CCDBCDADBA. 41.DBDCACDDAB ================== ================== Government Theory Answer 1a)What is Rigid constitution: it may be defined as the constitution which cannot be amended or changed so easily because of its specialist ringent and cumbersome producers of amendment ================== ================== 1b) Features of a constitution (I) It contains fundamental principles and objective (I.e the idelogy) of the state (ii) It contains a preamble which states the reason for the adoption of the constitution (iii) It defines the arrangement of powers among government institutions (Iv) It defines citizen fundamental human rights – including the duties and obligations of the citizen (V) It establishes the political structure of a country, ================================ 2) i. Unity ii. Provision of organization iii. Provision of organization iv. Control of the government v. Change of govt vi. Sectional or diversified interest: vii. It serves as a link Explanation to ================== ================== [No2. -Unity: political parties note the people on major issues affecting the state. -Provision of organization: they try to provide an organization for running the government -Control of the government: political parties exist to contest election and control the government -Change of government: with political parties contesting elections, change of government is made possible -Sectional or diversified interest: they harmonize sectional and diverse interest -It serves as a link: political parties always serve as a link between the people and government ================================ 3a) Civil service: is the administrative arm of the executive organ of government responsible for formulating and executing government policies and programme ================== ================== 3b) (I) LAW-MAKING: The civil service makes by law, regulations and orders under powers granted it by the parliament (ii) FORMULATING OF POLICIES: the senior administrative and technical civil servant help to formulate the policies and programmes of the government (iii) ADVICE TO GOVERNOR: the civic service and its civic servant gives useful advice to the government via the ministers or commissioners (iv) PREPARATION OF ANNUAL ESTIMATES AND BUDGET: the civic servant draft and prepare the annual budget and estimates of government ministries, department and corporations. (V) DRAFTING OF BILLS: Experts in the civil service, especially lawyers, assist the government in the drafting of bills which eventually become laws ================================ No4) i. Collection of Taxes and rates; local govt authorities collect taxes and rates at dia locality lyk direct andindirect taxes, market stall rates etc. ii. Issuance of licences: local govt issues licences for bicycles, dogs, cehicles, hawkers etc iii. Public Building: local govts provide and maintain public buildings lyk town halls, offices, etc in dia localities. iv. Health facilities: provision and maintenance of health centers, maternity homes and sanitation facilities are da reponsibilitiesof the local government authorities. v. Local govt authorities are to perform such other functions as may be confered on them by the House of Assembly of the state. ================================ 6a). Non-alignment is da ability and freedom to take action on international, political, economic and social issues on the basis of justice. 6b) 1. The military support Nigeria got from USSR during her civil war. 2. Nigeria maintains embassies in both the western and Eastern bloc countries lyk USA BRITAIN, FRANCE, USSR, etc. 3. Breaking of diplomatic relations with france for testing atomic bomb in the Sahara in 1961. 4. Abrogation of the defence pact with Britain in 1962. 5. Signing multi and bilateral agreements with countries of both Western and Eastern blocs. ================================ 7a) Political participation may take the form of active participation in which the participant are knows as political activi
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