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WEEK 6
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
CLASS: SS1
TOPIC: Pillars of Democracy
CONTENT: 1 Strong institution e.g., the arms of government, armed forces, civil societies, etc.
SUB-TOPIC 1: THE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT
In any political system, there exist three main arms of government that discharge specific duties for the administration of a political entity. The three arms of government are the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.
The Executive
The executive arm of the government consists of all the agencies and officers that are concerned with the execution of government policies. This arm of government is associated with the role of acting as the country’s head of state at all ceremonial occasions and as the leaders of government business.
Functions of the executive arm of government
- Issuance of rules and statutory orders in accordance with the constitutional provisions or the power granted by the legislature as the case may be.
- Execution and implementation of policies, laws, rules and regulations.
- Initiating and defending bills in the parliament.
- Allocation of resources after the parliament’s approval.
- Preparation of the budget for every financial year.
- Supervising government projects.
- Negotiating with other nations on treaties.
The Legislature
This is the arm of government that is responsible for making of laws for the administration of the country. It is usually referred to as the parliament. The members of parliaments are either nominated or elected from different parts of the nation. There are two types of legislature: bicameral and unicameral legislature.
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