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Purposes of Public Corporation A public corporation is an organization established by an Act of parliament to provide a specific essential service for the public. The law establishing the corporations may...

Byzantine Empire also known as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium that lasted for 10 centuries after the fall of the Western. It was one of the great empires in history. Its name, which began to be used in the 16th century, comes from Byzantium, the ancient city on which its capital, Constantinople, was founded.

The Carolingian Empire was a state of the Early Middle Ages, founded by the Frankish King Charlemagne, who ruled it between 768 and 814. The foundations of this empire were laid by his father, Pepin the Short, who in 751 overthrew the last king of the Frankish dynasty of the Merovingians. The new monarch was crowned by Pope Stephen II, who granted him the right to hereditary succession.

Absolute Monarchy: Meaning & Definition Absolute Monarchy - Political regime whose power is concentrated in the king. What is Absolute Monarchy? The absolute monarchy, also known as...

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.

The Mayans were a civilization, settled in Central America, that lasted from the 20th Century BC until the 15 Century BC, when it came to an end during the conquest of America. This culture introduced great advances in mathematics, writing, architecture and astronomy, and had its own social, political and religious organization, which influenced the development of later cultures.

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...

The terms local government and local administration are sometimes used interchangeably, but they mean different things. A local government is a government at the local level established by law to exercise specific powers within defined areas while Local administration is the governing of a local area by local agents who are appointed by, and responsible to, the central (state) government.

The structure of government described above applied to both colony and protectorate of a British territory. A colony is a territory...

Southern Protectorate Of Nigeria - Although the indirect rule policy was a huge success in the Northern Protectorate, it was a mixed bag in the Southern Protectorate.

The Mongol Empire was an imperial state of Central Asia, founded in 1206 by Genghis Khan, who managed to impose his authority over all Mongolian tribes. It is the second largest empire in history, after the British Empire, as it covered some 24,000,000 km². It included the present territories of Mongolia, China, Korea, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Kazakhstan, and parts of Turkey and Russia. It stretched from the Danube River in Europe to the Korean (South & North) Peninsula in Asia.

The Argentine Confederation was a union of Argentine provinces based on adherence to the Federal Pact. This alliance was in force from 1831 to 1861. The Confederacy was a weak union, in which there were no national laws or authorities, and in which each province maintained its sovereignty and governed itself.

Inca Empire - Civilization Inca Empire: Civilization that developed in South America from the thirteenth century to the sixteenth century approximately. The Inca Empire, also known...

Individual Responsibility In Parliamentary Cabinet System of Government The principle of individual responsibility simply means that a minister takes full responsibility for any act done...

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.

Federal Character Commission and Tribunal (Nigeria) | Although the federal character principle was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution, it was the 1999 Constitution that made provision for the establishment of the Federal Character Commission. The Commission has a Chairman and a representative from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.