POL. SC. 352 – History Political of Thought II Past Questions

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2014/2015 ACADEMY SESSION

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II

course CODE: POL. SC. 352

TIME ALLOWED: 3HRS

DATE: 12^TH August 2015

Instruction: Answer question No. 1 and any other 3

1. Critically analyze the famous Maxim- ‘The End justifies the mean in the context of the current Nigerian National Assembly Political Party Squabbles.
2. Explain the submissions in the following to political thought:

–                The General Will

–                The Leviathan

–                The second treatise on civil government

1. examine the contributions of the following thinkers to political philosophy:

–                G.W. Hegal.

–                Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels

1. Outline the main propositions of the utilitarian philosophers and discuss their relevance to Nigerian Politics and Government.
2. Identify and analyze the recommendations contained in the Prince and the discourses.
3. Briefly discuss the following terms:

–                Class struggle

–                Origins of the social contract idea

–                Historical Materialism

1. Discuss 4 contributions of Niccolo Machiavelli’s ‘Science of Politics’ to Political thought.