First Term SS1 Government Lesson Note

Description

This lesson note covers the following topics for SS1 First Term Government:

1. The Meaning and the Scope of the Subject Matter: Government
i) Government as an Institution of the State
ii) Government as an Art of Governing
iii) Government as an Academic Field of Study
2. Features/Characteristics of government;
i) Features of Government
ii) Functions of Government
iii) Why we Study Government
3. Basic Concepts of Government:
i) Power
ii) 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

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