The table below is the SS1 Government Scheme of Work for First Term.
Developed by the
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
| S/N | Topic(s) | Content |
| Sub: Theme | ||
| PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS & PRINCIPLES: | ||
| 1. | Defining Government: (i) Characteristics and Functions of Government | a. Definition b. Structure: (i) legislative (ii) executive (iii) judiciary c. Characteristics d. Functions e. Definition and features of the state f. Relationship between state and government |
| (ii) Government as a Process or Art of Governing | a. Government as a process or an art b. Policy formulation and implementation – rulemaking – rule implementation – rule adjudication | |
| (iii) Government as an Academic Field of Study | a. Government as a school subject b. Why study government c. Some subfields of government – local government – public administration – International relations | |
| 2. | Basic Concepts (i) Power | a. Definition of power b. The acquisition and exercise of power c. Forms of power: – military – political – economic |
| (ii) Authority | a. Meaning of political authority b. Sources of political authority c. Differences between power and authority | |
| (iii) Legitimacy | a. Meaning of legitimacy b. Factors that determine legitimacy c. Legitimacy as a factor of stability of government | |
| (iv) Sovereignty | a. Two connotations of sovereignty – the state of political independence – the supreme power in a state b. Problem of locating sovereignty c. Limitations | |
| (v) Democracy | a. Definition b. Main features of Democracy | |
| (vi) Political Culture and Political Socialization | a. The meaning of political culture b. Components of political culture c. Meaning of political socialization d. Agents of political socialization | |
| (viii) Communalism | a. Meaning of Communalism b. Features | |
| (viii) Feudalism | a. Definition of feudalism b. Features c. Merits & demerits | |
| (ix) Capitalism | a. Meaning of capitalism b. Essential features of capitalism c. Differences between capitalism and socialism d. Merits & demerits | |
| (x) Socialism | a. Meaning of socialism b. Features of socialism c. Merits & demerits | |
| (xi) Oligarchy | a. Meaning of oligarchy b. Features of oligarchy c. Types of oligarchy | |
| (xii) Communism | a. Definition b. Origin & development c. Principles d. Relationship between Socialism & Communism | |
| (xii) Fascism | a. Definition of fascism b. Characteristics of fascism | |
| (xiv) Totalitarianism | a. Meaning of totalitarianism b. Characteristics of totalitarianism |
