Jamb 2019 syllabus for government

. Basic Concepts in Government

Topics:

a. Power, Authority, Legitimacy,Sovereignty;
b. Society, State, Nation, Nation-State;
c. Political Processes;Political Socialization, Political Participation, Political Culture.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify the fundamental concepts in governance;
ii. analyse various political processes;

2. Forms of Government:

Topics:

Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Autocracy, Republicanism, Democracydefinitions, features, merits and demerits.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. distinguish between different forms of government.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | 3. Arms of Government:

Topics:

a. The Legislature – types, structure, functions, powers;
b. The Executive – types, functions, powers;
c. The Judiciary – functions, powers, components.
d. Their relationships

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify the duties and obligations of the various arms of government and their agencies;
ii. relate each arm to its functions;
iii. appreciate how these arms interrelates.

4. Structures of Governance:

Topics:

a. Unitary – features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits
b. Federal – features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits
c. Confederal – features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. compare the various political structures of governance.

5. Systems of Governance:

Topics:

Presidential, Parliamentary and Monarchical.

objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. distinguish between the different systems of governance.

6. Political Ideologies:

Topics:

Communalism, Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Nazism.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. differentiate between the major political ideologies;
ii. contrast modes of production

7. Constitution:

Topics:

Meaning, Sources, Functions, Types – Written, Unwritten, Rigid and Flexible.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. Define and identify sources and functions of constitutions;
ii. compare the nature of constitutions.

8. Principles of Democratic Government:

Topics:

Ethics and Accountability in Public Office, Separation of Power, Checks and Balances, Individual and Collective Responsibility, Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, Representative Government.

objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify the principles of democratic government;
ii. determine the application of these principles;

9. Processes of Legislation:

Topics:

Legislative Enactments – acts, edicts, bye-laws, delegated legislation, decrees.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. analyse the processes involved in the making of laws.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | 10. Citizenship:

Topics:

a. Meaning, types;
b. Citizenship rights;
c. Dual citizenship, renunciation, deprivation;
d. Duties and obligations of citizens;
e. Duties and obligations of the state.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. differentiate between the various methods of acquiring citizenship;
ii. specify the rights and responsibilities of a citizen;
iii. assess the obligations of the state.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | 11. The Electoral Process:

Topics:

a. Suffrage – evolution, types;
b. Election – types, ingredients of free and fair election;
c. Electoral System – types, advantages and disadvantages of each;
d. Electoral Commission – functions, problems.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. distinguish the different types of franchise
ii. identify and explain the types of electoral systems
iii. analyse the various electoral processes.

12. Political Parties and Party Systems:

Topics:

a. Political parties – Definition, Organization, functions.
b. Party Systems – Definition, organization, functions.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. assess the role of political parties;
ii. distinguish between types of party systems.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | 13. Pressure Groups:

Topics:

a. Definition, types, functions and modes of operation.
b. Differences between Pressure Groups and Political Parties.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. evaluate the functions and the modus operandi of pressure groups;
ii. distinguish between pressure groups and political parties.

14. Public Opinion:

Topics:

a. Meaning, formation and measurement.
b. Functions and limitations.

objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. compare methods of assessing public opinion;
ii. assess the functions of public opinion;
iii. analyse the limitations of public opinion.

15. The Civil Service:

Topics:

Definition, characteristics, functions, structure, control and problems.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. analyse the significance of civil service in governance.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | PART II POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

1. Pre – colonial Polities:

Topics:

Pre-jihad Hausa, Emirate, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba
a. Their structural organization;
b. The functions of their various political institutions.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. appreciate the effectiveness of the pre-colonial political systems;
ii. compare pre-colonial systems of governance.

JAMB Syllabus For Government | 2. Imperialist Penetration:

Topics:

a. The British process of acquisition – trade, missionary activities, company rule, crown colony, protectorate;
b. The British colonial administrative policy – direct and indirect rule;
c. The French colonial administrative policy – assimilation and association;
d. Impact of British colonial rule- economic, political, socio-cultural;
e. Comparison of British and French colonial administration.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. trace the processes of imperialist penetration;
ii. assess the impact of British and French policies;
iii. distinguish between British and French colonial practices.

3. Process of Decolonization:

Topics:

a. Nationalism – Meaning, Types;
b. Nationalist Movements – emergence, goals, strategies;
c. Nationalist Leaders – Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Ladipo Solanke, Aminu Kano, J. S. Tarka, Tafawa Balewa and others;
d. Emergence of nationalist parties;
e. Influence of external factors.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. evaluate the process of decolonization;
ii. assess the roles of nationalist leaders and parties;
iii. assess the impact of external forces and ideas (Pan-Africanism, Back-to-Africa

Movements, Second World War etc).