Government Lesson Notes for SS2 2nd Term

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Senior Secondary School 1 Second Term Government Scheme of work with lesson notes content

1 & 2  (i)                       Presidential system of government

Meaning, functions of the president as the Head of state

Characteristics of presidential system of government: merits & demerits.

(ii)                    Parliamentary system of government

Definition, features of prime minister

Functions of cabinet in a parliamentary system

Collective responsibility and individual responsibility merits and demerits

(iii)                   The difference between parliamentary and presidential system of government

3&4     (i)                     Monarchy: Definition, forms, merits, demerits, features

(ii)                    Republican government: meaning features

(iii)                   Military government: features reason for military intervention

(iv)                   Difference between republicanism and monarchy

5 & 6                           Constitution and constitutionalism definition sources

Features types (written unwritten rigid flexible unitary

Federal and confederal merits and demerits of each type

Meaning of constitution and purposes

7&8                             Structure and organization of government

• Legislature: meaning functions types merits and

Demerits of each type

Bill: meaning types procedure and how bills become law

9 & 10                            Executive and the judiciary

11 & 12                          Revision and examination

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