Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2 - The rule of law

The rule of law

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 6

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       The rule of law

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define “law” and “the rule of law”
  2. Outline some benefits of the rule of law

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on Nigeria as a federation

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines “law” and “the rule of law”

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further outlines the benefits of the rule of law

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

THE RULE OF LAW

Law is the whole system of rules that citizens that citizens of a country or place must obey. When people are in a place to avoid conflict through ignorance, there must be law that will guide everyone in that very place.

The rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of all democratic governments. The government cannot operate without the law. Therefore the government and everybody must act or do things according to the law.

The rule of law emphasizes equality, impartially and fundamental human rights. The rule of law tells us that every citizen is equal before the law. The law should not be bent because someone is rich or someone is poor. It does not permit impartiality.

 

BENEFITS OF THE RULE OF LAW AS AGAINST ARBITRARY RULE

  1. The law must apply to all citizens. No one must be too big before the law
  2. All accused people must be tried in the open place and not hurriedly done in the secret to favour some people
  3. People are allowed to call witnesses to support their cases. All must be listened to as against the arbitrary judgment
  4. The law is clear before everybody unlike the arbitrary where it is not clear and you cannot challenge it
  5. Punishment for each offence must be clearly stated out. There is no arbitrary bending of judgment to favour a rich man or a person because gratification has been collected from him or her

 

EVALUATION:    1.) Define

                             a.) law       

                             b.) the rule of law

                             2.) Outline three benefits of the rule of law

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively