Government is a social science subject SS2 students are required to offer in first term. The Unit of Instruction for SS2 Government 1st Term is carefully developed from the Scheme of Work, which in turn is, based on NERDC current curriculum and SSCE syllabus.
Electoral Process, Electoral System, Mass Media, Public Administration, Public Corporation, Local Government System, ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Definition of Electoral Process
B. Franchise and Suffrage
C. Limitations of Universal Adult Suffrage
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define electoral process.
2 Explain election.
3 Give examples of election process of each country.
4 Define franchise and suffrage.
5 List types of franchise.
6 State the limitations of universal adult suffrage.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Definition and types of electoral system.
B. Merits and demerits of each type of electoral systems.
C. Characteristics of each type of electoral systems.
D. Meaning and types of constituency.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define electoral system.
2 List and explain different types of electoral system.
3 State the merits and demerits of each type of electoral systems.
4 Identify the characteristics of each type of electoral systems.
5 Explain the meaning of constituency.
6 identify and describe different types of constituency.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Organisation of Election
B. Stages of Conducting Election
C. Conditions necessary for the conduct of free and fair election
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain free and fair election.
2 Describe the features of an election.
3 List the stages of conducting election.
4 State the conditions necessary for the conduct of free and fair election.
5 Discuss the various ways of conducting election in Nigeria.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Electoral commission
B. Roles of electoral commission
C. Features of electoral commission
D. Electoral officials
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define electoral commission.
2 List the functions of electoral commission.
3 Describe the features of electoral commission.
4 State the problems facing electoral commission.
5 Enumerate the roles of the various electoral officials.
6 Name the electoral commission in Nigeria.
7 State past electoral commission in Nigeria.
8 Identify some electoral officials.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Meaning and importance of mass media
B. Impact of mass media in Nigeria politics
C. Interactive session on mass media
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain the meaning of mass media.
2 Discuss the roles of mass media in the day-to-day running of government.
3 Describe the impact of mass media.
4 Mention various ways of passing out information.
5 Describe meaning of mass media
6 Identify the impact of mass media as watch dog in Nigeria politics.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Civil service
B. Features of civil service
C. Problems of the civil service
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Expalin the meaning of civil service.
2 Discuss the features of civil service.
3 List the functions of civil service.
4 Describe the structure of civil service.
5 State the problems confronting civil service in Nigeria.
6 Identify how to prevent corruption in civil service.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Definition of public corporation
B. Functions of public corporation
C. Organisational structure of public corporation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain the meaning of corporation.
2 Identify the purpose for setting up public corporation.
3 State the functions performed by public corporation.
4 Mention some social services that come from government.
5 Draw the organisational chart of public corporation.
6 Mention some basic social services which citizens enjoy from the government.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Control of public corporation
B. Commercialization
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES:
1 State different ways of controlling public corporation.
2 Outline the problems facing public corporation.
3 Define commercialization.
4 Explain privatization.
5 Describe deregularization.
6 State reasons for commercialization.
7 Outline merits and demerits of privatization.
SUB TOPICS:
A. Local government administration
B. Sources of revenue for local government
C. Problems facing local government reform 1976
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define local government.
2 State types of local governments.
3 Identify the functions of local governments.
4 List sources of revenue for local governments.
5 Highlight problems facing local government in Nigeria.
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