JAMB Syllabus for Government
Every year, candidates aspiring for courses like political science and other social science courses sit for government in JAMB. Success in JAMB can only be achieved by several means, and one of them include studying with the aid of the JAMB syllabus.
The JAMB syllabus for government gives you an outline of all the topics that JAMB will for questions from, so students can use it as a study guide and increase their chances of getting high score in government.
Below is a list of possible topics that JAMB government questions may be coined from.
Part I: Elements of Government
- Arms of Government
- Basic Concepts in Government
- Citizenship
- Constitution
- Forms of Government
- Political Ideologies
- Political Parties and Party Systems
- Pressure Groups
- Principles of Democratic Government
- Processes of Legislation
- Public Opinion
- Structures of Governance
- Systems of Governance
- The Civil Service
- The Electoral Process
Part ii: Political Development in Nigeria
- Constitutional Development in Nigeria
- Imperialist Penetration
- Institutions of Government in The Post-Independence Nigeria
- Local Government
- Political Parties and Party Politics in Post-Independence Nigeria
- Post-Independence Constitutions
- Pre-Colonial Polities
- Process of Decolonization
- Public Commissions Established by The 1979 And Subsequent Constitutions
- Public Corporations and Parastatals
- The Military in Nigerian Politics
- The Structure and Workings of Nigerian Federalism
Part iii: Foreign Policy and Nigeria’s Relations with The International Community
- Foreign Policy
- Nigeria in International Organizations
- Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
- Relations with African Countries
Part iv: International Organizations
Objectives
Candidates should be able to:
- Evaluate the operations of these international organizations.
- Assess the role of these organizations in world affairs.
- Appreciate the challenges of these organizations and how they can be overcome.
Content
- ECOWAS.
- OAU, AU.
- Commonwealth.
- OPEC.
- UNO.
- African Petroleum Producers Association.
– Origin, objectives, structure, functions, achievements, problems and prospects of these organizations.
