Government Lesson Notes for SS1 1st Term

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Senior Secondary School 1 First term Government Scheme of work with lesson notes content

Weeks

Meaning and scope of the subject Matter

1&2    (i) Government as an institution of the State

1. ii) Government as an Art or process.

iii)        Government as an Academic field of study

1. iv) importance of studying Government .

3 i)      The state and its Features

1. ii) The Nation and its Features

iii)        The Society

1. iv) The Difference/Relationship between state, Nation and the Society.

Basic concepts of Government

4. Power, Definition, forms of power
5. i) The Acquisition and Exercise of power
6. ii) Authority: Meaning, sources, Types, Differences between power & Authority
7. i) Legitimacy: meaning, Factors of Determining legitimacy.
8. ii) Sovereignty: meaning, Characteristics, Types, Location and Limitation

6&7 i)  Democracy: Definition, Features, Types, Merits and Demerits, condition Necessary for a successful operation of Democracy

1. ii) Political culture: Meaning, component Determinant

iii)    Political socialization: Definition & Agent

8. i) Communism: Definitions, Characteristics.
9. ii) Socialism: Definition, features, Merits & Demerits and difference between Capitalism and Socialism.
10. i) Communalism: meaning and features
11. ii) Feudalism: Definition, Features, Merits & Demerits

iii)     Fascism: meaning, features

1. iv) Totalitarianism: Definition & features
2. v) Oligarchy

10&11     Unitary System of Govt

Federal system of Government

12 & 13     Revision and Examination

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