Government Questions and Answers

The judiciary checks the other arms of government through judicial review. Judicial review is a process under which executive and legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. This is a key aspect of the separation of powers.

Civil servants are typically protected by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission is a government agency that is responsible for the appointment, promotion, and discipline of civil servants.

The Ijaw people of pre-colonial Nigeria were organized into clans. A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. In the case of the Ijaw people, these clans were often made up of several villages and communities that shared common ancestry.

Public corporations and parastatals are typically established by legislative acts and statutes. These are government-owned entities created to undertake commercial activities on behalf of the government.

The Mau Mau rebellion was a military conflict that took place in British Kenya between 1952 and 1960. It was a violent resistance movement against British colonial rule. The Mau Mau, a secret society that was predominantly Kikuyu, initiated the conflict with the goal of removing British rule and European settlers from the country.