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: 12TH August 2015
Instruction: Answer question No. 1 and any other 3
- Critically analyze the famous Maxim- ‘The End justifies the mean in the context of the current Nigerian National Assembly Political Party Squabbles.
- Explain the submissions in the following to political thought:
– The General Will
– The Leviathan
– The second treatise on civil government
- examine the contributions of the following thinkers to political philosophy:
– G.W. Hegal.
– Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels
- Outline the main propositions of the utilitarian philosophers and discuss their relevance to Nigerian Politics and Government.
- Identify and analyze the recommendations contained in the Prince and the discourses.
- Briefly discuss the following terms:
– Class struggle
– Origins of the social contract idea
– Historical Materialism
- Discuss 4 contributions of Niccolo Machiavelli’s ‘Science of Politics’ to Political thought.
