Electoral Systems
This lesson covers the definition of electoral systems and lists different types. It explains the characteristics of each system, including independent bodies, periodic elections, and universal adult suffrage, along with their advantages and disadvantages.
- 00:50 “as a process or method through which people or a particular country elect their representative into different political office or position in government. It also includes the condition and processes for the maintenance,...”
- 05:27 “Now, types of electoral system. We're going to be looking at the types of electoral system here. Single member constituency and single vote. This system is usually referred to as first past the post of simple majority sy...”
- 22:45 “There's every tendency for the atmosphere to be full of violence and so on and so forth. And that is where the government have to be very careful and make sure this security agency that are put in place to avoid any kind...”
Meaning and Functions of Elections
This lesson explains the definition of elections and the concept of suffrage. It covers the functions of elections, including the change of government, election of representatives, and the importance of free choice in leadership.
- 00:49 “for what we represent it is. Now, if we all can remember franchise, franchise have given us some clue about election. And that's why, before you can know what is a election, you have to know what is franchise and them. Y...”
- 18:37 “might not be enough to solve for the purpose of election. At times, the makers of Corpus, you have to pay them. The makers of students, as a result of this, pay huge amount of money to make sure that election is properly...”
- 20:14 “Now, we're going to be looking at the merits. Number one, simple to operate. The voting exercise is very simple to operate. Very simple to operate. Highly simple to operate. Just line up according to your political party...”
Electoral Constituencies
This lesson covers the definition of electoral constituencies and their importance in representing the interests of people in a parliamentary system. It discusses factors that influence the delimitation of constituencies, including population density, geographical features, and cultural backgrounds.
- 04:56 “Areas which return members to the legislature? The constituency must be small enough to enable candidates to be known in a simple and genuine way. The item will be small in a way that people must know the person represen...”
- 08:54 “They can have two people that will represent them. And the person that has the highest number of votes is what they declare the winner. Now, problems encountered in delimitation of constituency in West Africa. In what's...”
- 00:13 “Good everyone, my name is Jeremiah, I'm taking you on the subject government. I will be taking you on electoral system. So this is the continuation of the electoral system at the previous class now. Now this is everyone...”
Pre-colonial Administration Systems
This lesson covers the systems of government in the Hausa/Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba societies before colonial rule. It explains the structure of their governments, the roles of different components, and compares the various pre-colonial administrations.
- 03:16 “it means that the authority must be at the center. And every citizen of that particular state must make sure that they had air or the concord to the rules and regulations. Now, this system was based on the principle of i...”
- 17:57 “why the other ones were not recognized. Now, in arousal political emulator, the legislative functions performed by the AMIA and Wisconsin, while in evil political system, law-making functions were performed by the counci...”
- 14:54 “Now, number one, the our self-fulerny political emerald was a monarchy card, added by the king. Why the evil traditional political system was a Republican, added by the king? Now, we have two, two different things. It wa...”
Public Opinion
This lesson defines public opinion and discusses its characteristics. It covers the agents involved in the formation of public opinion, methods of measuring it, and its importance in society.
- 10:07 “institution whereby they will present to you a booklet whereby you feel. So that is by questionnaire. So by this, then they get the opinion of the masses. Election. Election serves as a means of measuring public opinion...”
- 15:30 “are channeled to the government. It's public opinion, especially, um, foods provided, valuable information about those contesting election. Now, public opinion also helps in people contesting for an election because thei...”
- 09:21 “or determination of public opinion. Number one, opinion pool. This is a method of axing questions from a selected simple of people and their view. I used to represent that of the entire population. It can be done by ques...”
Writing an Argumentative Essay
This lesson covers the definition and structure of an argumentative essay. It explains the importance of understanding the topic and provides tips for writing effectively. Students will learn how to present arguments and persuade an audience.
- 13:49 “government. Give us enough points. One of your points could be number one, there is room for the electorates. Now, who are the electorates? These are the people that vote. These are the people that choose the personaliti...”
- 11:20 “is you tell us what government is. So you can just start with this question. So you start with what is government. Tell us the concept of government. Define government in the way that your audience will understand what i...”
- 17:05 “military system of government is. Tell us more of the disadvantages of the system of government. And use more of the advantages of democratic system of government against the disadvantages of the military system of gover...”
Nigerian People's Party and Great Nigerian People's Party
This lesson covers the formation of the Nigerian People's Party (NPP) and the Great Nigerian People's Party (GNPP). It explains their organizational structures, sources of finance, and performance. Key figures involved in the formation of NPP are also discussed.
- 16:22 “Number one, the GNPP Great Nigerian People's Party won and control two states of the federation that was Boronu and Gungola State. Number two of the achievement was that it won eight senatorial seats and 44 seats in the...”
- 08:35 “So let us now see the performance and achievements of NPP, Nigerian people's party. What did they achieve during their time? Number one, the party won gubernatorial elections and controlled the three states of the federa...”
- 14:01 “And from by so doing, the party, political party, get the source of finance. Federal government allocation to the federal electoral commission, being the electoral commission that took care of the election in the second...”
Citizenship and Its Types
The lesson covers the definition of citizenship and the process of becoming a citizen. It explains the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens, as well as the differences between citizens and non-citizens. Types of citizenship, including citizenship by birth and descent, are also discussed.
- 15:36 “and the whole lot of others. Now, I want to look at the state level of government. The state level of government is the second level of government in Nigeria. Nigeria is made up of six states and each state is added by t...”
- 14:49 “the case of Nigeria. The three levels of government and enterprise made up of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary, the executive, legislative and the judiciary isn't so known as the arms or organs of governm...”
- 14:03 “Federalism is a system of government where all political powers in the state is rightly shared between the central government and the units. In the case of Nigeria, the central government is the federal government. I wan...”
Political Parties in Nigeria: PRP and NAP
This lesson covers the formation and organizational structure of the People's Redemption Party (PRP) and the Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP). It includes information on their sources of finance, aims and objectives, and their achievements. Key figures and events related to the development of these poli
- 03:56 “The National Directorate was composed of National Officers, Chairman of State Directorate, the party parliamentary leader in each state assembly. The Senate, the House of Representatives, plus two other representatives s...”
- 16:39 “So this political party also intend to pay these pupils and students from amount of money. They should be regarded as workers in the country. From all these, let's all see the achievements or contributions of NAP. Number...”
- 00:49 “you should be able to state the formation or origin of People's Redemption Party PRP. Number two, you should be able to choice organizational structure of the People's Redemption Party PRP. Again, number three, you shoul...”