SS1 Government

SS1 Lessons

Go to SS1 Government lesson notes

Practise for Exam/Quiz

1st term

1. Government as an institution of state
2. Government as a process or act of governing
3. Government as an academic field of study.
4. Power
5. Authority
6. Legitimacy
7. Sovereignty
8. Meaning of democracy
9. Political culture
10. Political Socialization
11. Political participation
12. Communalism
13. Feudalism
14. Capitalism
15. Socialism
16. Communism
17. Fascism
18. Totalitarianism
19. Meaning of Unitary system of government
20. Features of the unitary system of government
21. Advantages and disadvantages of the unitary system of government
22. Parliamentary System of Government
23. Presidential System of Government
24. Confederal System of Government/ meaning
25. Monarchy
26. Comparison of federalism and Confederalism.
27. Legislature
28. Functions of legislature
29. Executive
30. Types of executive in government
31. Functions of executive branch of government
32. Judiciary
33. Functions of the Judiciary
34. Independence of the Judiciary

2nd term

1. Definition/meaning of constitution
2. Sources of constitution
3. Functions of constitution
4. Features of constitution
5. Written and unwritten constitution
6. Rigid and flexible constitution
7. Unitary and federal constitution
8. Meaning /functions of constitutionalism
9. Importance of constitutionalism
10. The relationship between constitution and constitutionalism.
11. Rule of law
12. Basic Principles
13. Problems or limitation of rule of law.
14. Fundamental Human Rights
15. Origin and Importance of Human Rights
16. Various ways/means of safeguarding human rights
17. Meaning of separation of power
18. Principles of checks and balances
19. Relationship between separation of powers.
20. Meaning/Definition of representative government.
21. Features of a representative government
22. Advantages and disadvantages of Representative Government
23. Meaning/Definition of centralization and decentralization
24. Differences between centralized and decentralized system
25. Meaning/Definition of delegated legislature
26. Forms of delegated legislature
27. Control of delegated legislatures
28. Advantages and Disadvantages of delegated legislature

3rd term

1. Meaning and definition of citizenship
2. Methods of acquisition of citizenship
3. Rights, duties and obligations of a citizen
4. Differences between a citizen and a non-citizen.
5. Meaning/ Definition of Political Party
6. Organisation of Political Party
7. Types of Political party
8. Functions of Political Party
9. Meaning and definition of Party system
10. Types of Party system
11. Characteristics of party system.
12. Advantages and disadvantages of One-party system
13. Advantages and disadvantages of Two-party system
14. Advantages and disadvantages of multi-party system
15. Meaning and definition of pressure group
16. Types of pressure group
17. Characteristics of pressure groups
18. Functions of pressure group
19. Problems of pressure group
20. Difference between pressure group and political parties.
21. Meaning and definition of public opinion
22. Formation of public opinion
23. Meaning and definition of election
24. Purpose of election
25. Organisation of election
26. Meaning of suffrage/franchise
27. Development of suffrage/franchise
28. Types of suffrage/franchise
29. Purpose of suffrage/franchise.
30. Simple majority
31. Absolute majority
32. Proportional representation
33. Direct and indirect system
34. Meaning of Electoral Commission
35. Roles/functions and duties of the commission
36. Problems facing Electoral Commission