WAEC Government · Section 1

Organs, State Structures, Citizenship, Parties, Pressure Groups, Electoral Systems, and Public Administration

Section A: Elements of Government

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Official WAEC Government outline · Section A: Elements of Government

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Executive/Legislature/Judiciary, Unitary/Federal/Confederal/Presidential/Parliamentary structures, citizenship rights/duties, political parties, pressure groups, mass media, electoral systems, civil service, public corporations, and local government

Objective

Examine the composition and functions of organs of government and judicial independence; evaluate state structures (Unitary, Federal, Parliamentary, Presidential); analyze citizenship acquisition and rights safeguarding; examine political parties, party systems, pressure groups, public opinion, and mass media; evaluate electoral systems, franchise, and electoral management bodies; understand Civil Service administration, public corporations, privatization, and local government functions/problems.

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