Essential Government is one of the core textbooks for Government studies at the senior secondary school level in Nigeria. Published by Tonad Publishers, it covers the WAEC and NECO Government syllabus systematically and is widely used in classrooms as the primary instructional text for arts and social science students.
The textbook covers the principles of government, types of government and political systems, constitutionalism, Nigeria’s political history and institutional development, local government, the legislature and judiciary, political parties, elections, and international organisations. It presents each topic with the definitional precision and factual accuracy that WAEC and NECO examiners reward in both objective and essay answers.
Government is a subject where the difference between a credit and a pass often comes down to exactness — knowing the specific powers of each tier of government, the composition of constitutional bodies, or the functions of international organisations like the UN and AU. Essential Government gives you that exactness in a structured and readable format.
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Ten real past-question-style items on Government, the kind you’ll meet solved and explained in the textbook itself. Tap an option to check your answer.
1. What term describes a system of government where power is shared between a central authority and constituent states?
2. What is the term for the right to vote in public elections?
3. Which arm of government is responsible for making laws?
4. What is the term for a government headed by a monarch whose powers are limited by a constitution?
5. What principle separates the powers of government among the executive, legislature, and judiciary to prevent abuse of power?
6. What is the term for a political system in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf?
7. Which document is regarded as the supreme law of a country, from which all other laws derive authority?
8. What is the term for the body of unelected officials who implement government policy?
9. What is the term for a government formed by a coalition of political parties?
10. Which exam bodies commonly set objective Government past questions for WAEC/JAMB preparation?