PREVIEW OF LESSON NOTE ON GOVERNMENT

CLASS: SSS1 Third Term

REFERENCE 1: Comprehensive Government

REFERENCE 2: Essential Government

REFERENCE 3: SSCE & UTME past questions

TABLE OF CONTENT

WEEK 1 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Basic Principles of Government

SUB-TOPIC: Fundamental Human Rights

CONTENT: (i).Definition
(ii). Outline of rights of citizens
(iii). Factors that can safeguard the liberty /freedom of individuals

WEEK 2 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Basic Principles of Government

SUB-TOPIC: Representative Government

CONTENT: (i) Definitions
(ii) Features, Merits and Demerits of Representative government

WEEK 3 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Basic Principles of Government

SUB-TOPIC: (i) Political Participation

(ii). Political Apathy

CONTENT: (i) Definitions
(ii) Purpose and factors affecting Political Participation
(iii) Reasons for Political Apathy

WEEK 4 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Basic Principles of Government

SUB-TOPIC: (i) Centralization
(ii)Decentralization

(i) Definition of Centralization
(ii) Merits and Demerits
(ii) Definition of Decentralization
(iv) Merits and Demerits

WEEK 5 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Basic Principles of government

SUB-TOPIC: Delegated Legislation (i) Devolution
(ii) Deconcentration

CONTENT: (i) Meaning of Delegated Legislation
Forms of Delegated Legislation
Merits and Demerits
Meaning of Devolution and Deconcentration

WEEK 6 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Citizenship

SUB-TOPIC: (i) Citizens
(ii) Citizenship

CONTENT: (i) Definition and status
(ii) Acquisition of Citizenship
(iii) Rights, duties and Obligations of Citizenship
(iv) Differences between citizens and Non-citizens (ALIEN)

WEEK 7 MID TERM.——————————————————

MID TERM TEST AND BREAK

SUB-TOPIC: Revision

CONTENT: Test

WEEK 8 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Political Parties

SUB-TOPIC: (i) Definition of Political Party
Organization/structure, functions.

WEEK 9 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Party System

SUB-TOPIC: (a) One party System
(b) Two Party system
(c) Multiparty Pystem
(d) Zero party system

CONTENT: (i) Definition
(ii) Types of Party System
(iii) features, Merits and Demerits

WEEK 10 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Pressure Groups

SUB-TOPIC: Pressure Groups

CONTENT: (i) Definition of pressure group
(ii) Types of Pressure group
(iii) Characteristics of pressure group
(iv) mode of operation of pressure groups
(v) Functions of Pressure groups
(vi) Differences between Political Parties and Pressure Groups.