Government Lesson Note SS1
FIRST TERM E-LEARNING NOTE SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT CLASS: SS1 GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF WORK WEEK TOPIC 1. The Meaning and the Scope of the Subject Matter: Government Government as an Institution of the State Government as an Art of Governing Government as an Academic Field of Study 2. Features/Characteristics of government; Features of Government Functions of Government Why we Study Government 3. Basic Concepts of Government: Power Authority 4. i) Legitimacy ii) Sovereignty iii) Democracy 5. i) Communalism ii) Feudalism 6. i) Socialism (ii) Communism (iii) Capitalism 7. i) Fascism ii) Nazism iii) Totalitarianism 8. State and Nation; Political Culture 9. Political Socialization 10. Characteristics of government: (i) Unitary government (ii) Federal government. 11. Revision/examination WEEK ONE TOPIC: THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT MATT