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Indeed, it is a fiction to talk of separation of powers in a presidential system as the three branches of government interact with one another in diverse ways in order to ensure the smooth operation of government. Such instances of cooperation or balancing acts are ironically examples of checks and balances.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Delegated Legislation Delegated legislation is defined as the act of transferring powers and functions through the Acts of parliament to other...

London Constitutional Conference - The conference was held in London between 23rd May and 26th June, 1957. The Secretary of State for the Colonies presided over the conference which was attended by eminent Nigeria politicians from the different political parties.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Oliver Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 In Nigeria Pre-Independence Constitution Include the Following...

An Electoral Constituency is simply an electoral district or an area from which one or more members of Representatives are elected into political offices. The division of a country into constituency is referred to as delimitation and it makes for equitability in the allocation of parliamentary seats.

The parliamentary system or cabinet system of government is where the Head of State is different from the Head of Government. That is, there are two persons running the affairs of the state. In this system of government, the Head of State is distinct from the Head of Government. | In a cabinet system of government, both the prime minister and his cabinet are selected from the parliament, and they are thus responsible and accountable to parliament in the performance of their functions. That is, they are individually and collectively responsible to parliament.

The Authur Richards Constitution of 1947 in Nigeria had the following advantages and disadvantages.

Representative government, also known as indirect democracy, is defined as a government of elected representatives of the people. Those elected, through organised elections, rule on behalf of the people and with every assurance that their interests will be enhanced and protected.

1960 Independence Constitution - The conference which became the last constitutional conference held before the attainment of Independence took place in London from September 29 to October 27, 1958.

Sir John Stuart MacPherson Constitution has the following advantages and disadvantages...

The term Federation emanated from the Latin word foedus, which means treaty or agreement. A federalism system of government involves sharing of political power among various component units of any state (country) where the central governments and regional governments are given varying powers by the constitution and each of them has power to have its own laws without relying on other.

Means / Ways Of Protecting Fundamental Human Rights Fundamental human right can be referred to as those inalienable (natural) rights, and privileges enjoyed by the citizens of a given state, which are...

Delegated legislation has to be controlled because it promotes the growth of executive and bureaucratic power. In other words, delegated legislation relieves the legislature of its responsibility and strengthens the executive. This development is inevitable and it raises the need for effective control of delegated legislation. It can be controlled in the following ways.

A presidential government is one in which there is an executive president,  with all executive powers and who combines the office of the of state and head of government while a parliamentary system of government, a clear distinction is made between the head of the state and the head of government. Here, the head of the state. King or Queen in Britain or President in India possesses nominal or titular authority whereas the real authority rests with the government of which the Prime Minister is the head.

The Revenue Moblisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) was first established by the 1989 Constitution. It is required to provide a systematic and institutional machinery for gathering data on the country’s revenue and the modalities for sharing the revenue among the different levels of government.

In a presidential system of government, the President is both the ceremonial and executive head of state. That is, the president combines the offices of Head of State and Head of Government at the same time. In this regard, the President performs a number of functions. In particular, he enforces all laws, serves as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, appoints important political office holders and grants pardon and mercy to offenders.

Accountability is also an act by which public officials render a good account of their activities while in office. It is aimed at achieving transparency and openness in public business. Accountability here also means responsibility in government. A responsible government is therefore a government, which is accountable to the people.

Delegated legislation or delegated authority is a situation where authority has been given or delegated to a person, group of people or department to carry out specific duty or responsibilities.

Features of Unitary Government |Unitarian System of Government Unitary Government or Unitarian system of government involves centralization of political power in a single authority but...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Unitary System of Government Unitary government may be defined as one in which all powers and authorities for the exercise of...