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Chapter one

Brief history of Liberia, its inhabitants and the migrants from other neighboring countries.

A history of Libera could explore the origins of inhabitants on the territory known today as Liberia, it could also chart the history of the formation of the modern state of Liberia, or it might, indeed, consider both approaches.

The Tribal Inhabitants The tribes of Liberia are divided into three linguistic groups namely the Mel (gola, Kissi), the mende (Vai, Bandi, Dan?Gio, Kpelle, Llorma, Mano, Mandingo), and the Kwa (bassa, Dey, Grebo, Kru,Belle, Krahn, Grebo). Some tribal groups including the Vai, bassa Grebo, Kpelle and Lorma have developed written scripts. From the source of the various tribes of Liberia the Mel group are the inhabitants of this great nation that came around the 1300 and 1500 from the Niger Delta. Other tribes later followed them by the 1500 and 1550 from the Sahara Desert. The coming of these tribes was because approximately three factors, political, social, and economic factors. Other kings fight to take the neighboring kingdom as part of their own, the shortage of food and other basic needs,like water caused by drought. So migrated because of they never wanted to be sold by their chiefs as slaves.

From the on-set each group has a special set of local government that gonerned them, comprising of elders, a chief subordinate chiefs, and traditional priests also known as Zoes onto which all traditional rights are given to for execution.

THE BAN ON THE TRANS-ALANTIC SLAVE TRADE As time went by, people started hating slave trade and many others decided to send them back to Africa, the group known as the American Colonization Society was founded for this so purpose. In 1807, Great Bratain banned slave trading and later united states followed in 1808. The ban law was enforeced on in the Atlantic to stop slave traders and for holding onto their shipments.

COLONIST, THE COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA AND THE END OF MINORITY RULE AND THE STRUGLE FOR POWER.

From the time of the colonist the struggle for governence began, when the colonist came (ACS) the started ruling the native man of Liberia. Those who founded the group are Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Henry clay (speaker of the US House of Representative), Bushrod Washington (nephweof George Washington), and Francis Scott Key in 1816. The ACS was first known as the american Society for Colonizing the free people of Color in Africa, therefore their journey began with the search for a place to bring the freed black slaves to and after all Liberia was where the found to be a place for freed blacks for the new Land.

The colonist first arrived in Freetown, Sireea Leone on March 9, 1820, and then temporarily settled at the Shebro Island, named by john kazell as Campelar, the land of shebro was not given to them because iof the lack of proper negotiation. The colonists began to die from a tropical disease called malaria. The agents travels from the Shebro to find place where the people will be have a home, finally the came grand Bassa to king jack Ben at Jumbo Town who made an agreement with them for the land to be given finally on the 13 April, 1821.

Chapter Two The chapter two deals with the political system of Liberia and how it works. Liberia is democratic state state in this the president and other members of the the House of Representative can be elected for the position. There are various systems exercise in the world for example: Authoritarianism is a form of government in which the people have no voice in governance and no political right/freedom. Oligarchy is a government in which power is vested in the hands of a few people such as a dominant class, a clique, a family, or an ethnic group. Monarchy is a form of government where power is vested in a hereditary sovereign. Democracy is a form of government where power is vested in the people or their elected representatives. Liberia went through various forms of governing system from the pre colonial era, the colonial, commonwealth, the first republic and finally the second republic.

The structure of local government in Liberia

Type of structure Description How created /Origin Headed by How selected County Principal political sub-division and primary unit of local governance structure with representation in the national legislature Act of legislature Superintendent Appointed by the president District Statutory District: Sub-territory of a county that may comprise Administrative Districts and be created through a petition of the citizens. Act of legislature District superintendent assisted by a development superintendent Appointed by the president

Administrative District: Sub-territory of a county or a statutory district where applicable. Lower political status than a statutory district Act of legislature District Commission Appointed by the president Township Municipality with a Board of advisors Act of legislature Commissioner Appointed by the president City Municipality with city council Act of legislature Mayor Elected Chiefdom Sub-territory of a district constituting several clans Administrative Decision/ Historical Paramount chief Elected Clan Sub-territory of a chiefdom constituting several towns Administrative decision/ Historical Clan chief Elected Town Sub-territory of a clan constituting a cluster of villages and hamlets Administrative Decision/ Historical Town chief Elected

Discuss the Chapter one, two and other structure of the local government in Liberia.

Chapter one

Brief history of Liberia, its inhabitants and the migrants from other neighboring countries.

A history of Libera could explore the origins of inhabitants on the territory known today as Liberia, it could also chart the history of the formation of the modern state of Liberia, or it might, indeed, consider both approaches.

The Tribal Inhabitants The tribes of Liberia are divided into three linguistic groups namely the Mel (gola, Kissi), the mende (Vai, Bandi, Dan?Gio, Kpelle, Llorma, Mano, Mandingo), and the Kwa (bassa, Dey, Grebo, Kru,Belle, Krahn, Grebo). Some tribal groups including the Vai, bassa Grebo, Kpelle and Lorma have developed written scripts. From the source of the various tribes of Liberia the Mel group are the inhabitants of this great nation that came around the 1300 and 1500 from the Niger Delta. Other tribes later followed them by the 1500 and 1550 from the Sahara Desert. The coming of these tribes was because approximately three factors, political, social, and economic factors. Other kings fight to take the neighboring kingdom as part of their own, the shortage of food and other basic needs,like water caused by drought. So migrated because of they never wanted to be sold by their chiefs as slaves.

From the on-set each group has a special set of local government that governed them, comprising of elders, a chief subordinate chiefs, and traditional priests also known as Zoes onto which all traditional rights are given to for execution.

THE BAN ON THE TRANS-ALANTIC SLAVE TRADE As time went by, people started hating slave trade and many others decided to send them back to Africa, the group known as the American Colonization Society was founded for this so purpose. In 1807, Great Bratain banned slave trading and later united states followed in 1808. The ban law was enforced on in the Atlantic to stop slave traders and for holding onto their shipments.

COLONIST, THE COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA AND THE END OF MINORITY RULE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER.

From the time of the colonist the struggle for governance began, when the colonist came (ACS) the started ruling the native man of Liberia. Those who founded the group are Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Henry clay (speaker of the US House of Representative), Bushrod Washington (nephew of George Washington), and Francis Scott Key in 1816. The ACS was first known as the american Society for Colonizing the free people of Color in Africa, therefore their journey began with the search for a place to bring the freed black slaves to and after all Liberia was where the found to be a place for freed blacks for the new Land.

The colonist first arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone on March 9, 1820, and then temporarily settled at the Shabro Island, named by john kazell as Campelar, the land of shebro was not given to them because of the lack of proper negotiation. The colonists began to die from a tropical disease called malaria. The agents travels from the Shebro to find place where the people will be have a home, finally the came grand Bassa to king jack Ben at Jumbo Town who made an agreement with them for the land to be given finally on the 13 April, 1821.

Chapter Two The chapter two deals with the political system of Liberia and how it works. Liberia is democratic state state in this the president and other members of the the House of Representative can be elected for the position. There are various systems exercise in the world for example: Authoritarianism is a form of government in which the people have no voice in governance and no political right/freedom. Oligarchy is a government in which power is vested in the hands of a few people such as a dominant class, a clique, a family, or an ethnic group. Monarchy is a form of government where power is vested in a hereditary sovereign. Democracy is a form of government where power is vested in the people or their elected representatives. The structure of local government in liberia

Type of structure Description How created /Origin Headed by How selected County Principal political sub-division and primary unit of local governance structure with representation in the national legislature Act of legislature Superintendent Appointed by the president District Statutory District: Sub-territory of a county that may comprise Administrative Districts and be created through a petition of the citizens. Act of legislature District superintendent assisted by a development superintendent Appointed by the president

Administrative District: Sub-territory of a county or a statutory district where applicable. Lower political status than a statutory district Act of legislature District Commission Appointed by the president Township Municipality with a Board of advisors Act of legislature Commissioner Appointed by the president City Municipality with city council Act of legislature Mayor Elected Chiefdom Sub-territory of a district constituting several clans Administrative Decision/ Historical Paramount chief Elected Clan Sub-territory of a chiefdom constituting several towns Administrative decision/ Historical Clan chief Elected Town Sub-territory of a clan constituting a cluster of villages and hamlets Administrative Decision/ Historical Town chief Elected