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.
- 00:00 “(upbeat music) - Good afternoon, my name is Jerry Mayer. I'll be taking you to government on a topic, public opinion. We all know what is public opinion about. We're going to look at majorly, what public opinion is all a...”
- 00:45 “Public opinion may be defined as a collective belief, judgments of views held by majority, of the citizen of a country about public publicity or action of the government. It is about what people think, concerning the par...”
- 03:03 “In a way, you are pulling out your mind as every need you communicate. You communicate with people. So as a result of that, your opinion can be held or not. Public opinion is dynamic. It change from time to time. Public...”
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.
- 06:24 “In pre-colonial era, there was no sort of central authority where the ad was no sort of central authority. Where the ad was a default of political authority into different groups. Now, because the ebos, they don't want t...”
- 07:56 “They were a division of power. And a division of power for them to work to set up their different political units. And all these things were put together. Now, that's where I could see the award. The decisions were not m...”
- 15:40 “Political system power was exercised by the council of edas by consensual. Now, the council of edas, because they make laws and what they want, they exercise powers. They exercise their powers and authority over all othe...”