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JAMB Government syllabus

The JAMB Government syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 20 topics on the JAMB Government syllabus

  1. 011_Basic_Concepts_in_Government
  2. 021_Pre_colonial_Polities
  3. 0310_Citizenship
  4. 0411_The_Electoral_Process
  5. 0512_Political_Parties_and_Party_Systems
  6. 0612_The_Military_in_Nigerian_Politics
  7. 0713_Pressure_Groups
  8. 0814_Public_Opinion
  9. 0915_The_Civil_Service
  10. 102_Forms_of_Government
  11. 112_Imperialist_Penetration
  12. 123_Arms_of_Government
  13. 133_Process_of_Decolonization
  14. 144_Constitutional_Development_in_Nigeria
  15. 154_Structures_of_Governance
  16. 165_Systems_of_Governance
  17. 176_Political_Ideologies
  18. 187_Constitution
  19. 198_Principles_of_Democratic_Government
  20. 209_Processes_of_Legislation

Frequently asked questions

How many topics are on the JAMB Government syllabus?
20 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
What is the first topic on the JAMB Government syllabus?
The syllabus opens with 1_Basic_Concepts_in_Government. The full ordered list of all 20 topics appears above.
Is the JAMB Government syllabus free to view on Handbook?
Yes. The full topic list is free to read with no account. A Handbook subscription adds timed practice questions and topic-level progress tracking against the same syllabus.

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