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SS1: GOVERNMENT - 2ND TERM

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  1. Types of Government Continues, Federal and Confederal Systems of Government | Week 1
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  2. Forms of Government: Presidential System of Government | Week 2
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  3. Forms of Government: Parliamentary System of Government | Week 3
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  4. Structure and Organization of Government: Legislature | Week 4
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  5. Structure and Organization of Government: Executive | Week 5
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  6. Structure and Organization of Government: Judiciary | Week 6
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  7. Basic Principles of Government: Political Participation and Political Apathy | Week 7
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  8. Basic Principles of Government: Rule of Law and Delegated Legislation | Week 8
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  9. Basic Principles of Government: Centralization and Decentralization | Week 9
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Evaluation Questions

1a. What is Political Participation? (b) List seven forms of Political Participation.

2. Why do we participate in Politics?

3. What is the role of pressure group in promoting Political Participation?

4a. What is Political apathy?

(b) Give 7 forms of Political Apathy.

5. Why will the citizens develop Political Apathy?

6. Enumerate the dangers of Political Apathy.

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1a. What is Political Participation?

Answer – Political Participation is a concept that describes the level of involvement of the majority of the citizens in the governance of their state.

(b) List seven forms of Political Participation.

Answer –

  • Voting during elections
  • Contesting during elections
  • Giving financial and material supports to political parties
  • Joining a political party
  • Participating in political campaigns
  • Canvassing votes for a political party

 

2. Why do we participate in Politics?

Answer –

  • To contribute our quota to the political development of our country.
  • To give legitimacy to our government.
  • To hold our government accountable.
  • To peacefully change a government.
  • To correct the mistakes of past leaders.

 

3. What is the role of pressure groups in promoting Political Participation?

Answer –

  • Pressure groups can act as checks on the government.
  • The Pressure group can mobilize their members on political participation.
  •  They can demand accountability from those in government.
  • They can defend the rights of the citizens.
  • They can observe/monitor elections.

 

4a. What is Political apathy?

Answer –  This is the refusal of the majority of the citizens of a state to take active parts in the politics of their state.

(b) Give 7 forms of Political Apathy.

  • Refusal to vote during elections.
  • Refusal to register for elections.
  • Unwillingness to fight electoral malpractices.
  • Unwillingness to join any political party.
  • Unwillingness to join any political discussions concerning the state.
  • Refusal to contest public posts.
  • Refusal to Support political movement in any way.

 

5. Why will the citizens develop Political Apathy?

Answer –

  • Emergence of negative political campaigns.
  • Lack of transparent elections.
  • Insecurity at the polling stations.
  • Political violence during elections.
  • Election rigging by the political class.
  • Failed electoral promises.

 

6. Enumerate the dangers of Political Apathy.

Answer –

  • Political apathy destroys the foundation of democracy.
  • It destroys the citizen’s sense of responsibility.
  • It encourages corruption.
  • It gives room for the election of incompetent leaders.
  • It gives room for manipulation of the electoral process.
  • It can slow down the pace of development in a state.

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