SS1 Government Lessons Topics
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. Written and unwritten constitution
- 7. Rigid and flexible constitution
- 8. Unitary and federal constitution
- 9. Meaning /functions of constitutionalism
- 10. Importance of constitutionalism
- 11. Importance of constitutionalism
- 12. The relationship between constitution and constitutionalism.
- 13. Rule of law
- 14. Basic Principles
- 15. Problems or limitation of rule of law.
- 16. Fundamental Human Rights
- 17. Origin and Importance of Human Rights
- 18. Various ways/means of safeguarding human rights
- 19. Meaning of separation of power
- 20. Principles of checks and balances
- 21. Relationship between separation of powers.
- 22. Meaning/Definition of representative government.
- 23. Features of a representative government
- 24. Advantages and disadvantages of Representative Government
- 25. Meaning/Definition of centralization and decentralization
- 26. Differences between centralized and decentralized system
- 27. Meaning/Definition of delegated legislature
- 28. Forms of delegated legislature
- 29. Control of delegated legislatures
- 30. 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