(a) Political socialization is defined as the process of acquiring political beliefs, values, attitudes and citizenship training that shapes a citizen's political behaviour.
Political socialization can be defined as the way in which people acquire values and opinions that shape their political stance and ideology.
(b) (i)Permanence: A nation remains permanent. However, the Government can change many times.
(ii)A defined territory: A nation has a defined territory with a limit to its size. It must have clearly boundaries, separating it from others.
(iii) Government: Although the government is not a permanent feature of a nation, it remains a significant feature because it is machinery set up by the nation to steer the affairs of the people in the nation.
(iv) Sovereign: The sovereign of a nation is not negotiable and must be free from external interference and control. The nation has the supreme power to make decisions and enforces the same on the people.
(v) Population: This is an important attribute of a nation. There must be a given number of people making up a nation.
(vi) Recognition: A nation must be recognized both internally and externally.