WEEK FOUR TOPIC: BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT II

1. 
   Explain Communalism
   
2. 
   Explain Feudalism
   
3. 
   State the features of Capitalism
   
4. 
   Highlight the merits and demerits of socialism
   

Communalism is a political arrangement or system which embraces collective ownership of resources by the community. It emphasizes community feelings and togetherness. It is based on the belief that everyone is his brother’s keeper. It was practiced in China during the reign of Mao Tse-Tung.

1. 
   Everyone is his brother’s keeper
   
2. 
   The community or commune is the main unit of government
   
3. 
   There is no political party in existence
   
4. 
   There is a collective or communal effort in the production of goods and services.
   
5. 
   Law, property, capital, etc. are collectively owned by the entire community
   
6. 
   Every adult participates both in decision making and in the execution of these decisions.
   
7. 
   There is absence of exploitation and oppressive tendencies
   

Feudalism is a socio-political and economic system whereby land ownership determines individuals’ political rights and duties. In feudalism, the duties and obligations of the citizens to the state were turned into private and personal services to the feudal lords in return for land. Under the system, the landowners who also doubles as the rulers were called feudal lords, the tenants were called Vassals or Serfs while the land was known as Fief. The system was first practiced in ancient Europe between the 9th to the 14^th century.