JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 141

Separation of Power is a prominent feature of a presidential system of government. Separation of powers implies that the three organs of government the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary are separated in functions and personnel. In Presidential system of government, the Legislative implements the laws and the Judiciary interprets the laws. There is strict separation of powers in the Presidential system of government.

Fascism as an ideology facilitates Totalitarianism. It is an Italian version of totalitarianism which grew up in Italy under Benito Mussolini

Aristocracy is a form of government in which the nobles rule for the benefit of all.

This form of government was advocated by some Greek philosophers like Aristotle and Plato who argued that true democracy will depend on the type of citizens a country with wise and just citizens likely to produce good citizens. For this reason, they believed that a country should be governed by the best citizens.

Registration of political parties is a duty of an electoral commission.

Other functions of Electoral Commission are as follows:

a. Division of the country into Constituencies.

b. Registration of voters

c. Determines the type of voting

d. Building of polling booths

e. Provision of Election materials

f. Display and Revision of Voter's Lists

g. Appointment and training of electoral officers

h. Registration of candidates of election

i. Conduct of elections

j. Counting of votes

k. Publishing of election results

l. Enlightens and educates the voters

m. Provision of protection to voters and officials.

n. Disbursement of grants

o. Sees about auditing of accounts.

One advantage of the unitary system over Federal System is cost effectiveness. It reduces the cost of running the country. This is because few hands are involved in government.