SS1 3rd Term Government scheme of work

THIRD TERM – SS ONE

                        SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT

WEEKS                                 TOPIC

1.            I )     Revision and Political participation:
2. Meaning, forms, purpose, factors affecting  

               Political participation.

                            II)      Centralization and decentralization:

• Reasons for its adoption, types, merits and 

                 Demerits. 

•                   Delegated Legislation:
• Definition, types and reasons

•                   Delegated legislation:
•  Merits and demerits; control of delegated legislation.

•                      Citizenship
• Meaning, ways of acquiring Citizenship

• & 6                  Citizenship:
• ways of losing citizenship;
• Rights of a citizen: meaning, duties and

                                 Obligation of a citizen in a state.

• Ways of safeguarding citizens’ rights

                                     –   Limitations to a citizen’s rights.

                                     –  Difference between a citizen and non-citizen

7                                 political parties  :

• Definition, types, features, functions.
• party manifestoes and its importance

8                                          Party system  :

• Definition, types, merits and demerits.

9                                  Pressure groups:

•  Meaning, types, functions, factors that can aid its       effective operations.
•  Mode of its operation

10                            Factors working against the success of

                           pressure Groups:

                                ii) Danger posed by its activities

                                iii) Comparison between pressure group and

                                      political party.

11                              Revision        

12 & 13                    Examination