Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2 - Democracy

Democracy

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 2

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Democracy

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

  1. State the characteristics of democracy
  2. Highlight the features of democracy

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 democracy

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states and explains the characteristics of democracy

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states and explains the features of democracy

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

DEMOCRACY

CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY

  1. There is free and fair election
  2. The law is supreme
  3. The fundamental human right is respected
  4. There must be majority rule and minority rights
  5. There must be independence of judiciary
  6. There must be periodic election
  7. There must be equality before the law

 

Features of Democracy

  1. Sovereignty – This means that the decision of the government must be based on what the people who elected the government want. The representatives that form the government cannot be doing whatever they like without first consulting the people who elected them.
  2. Equality – Everybody in the community is equal particularly on issues concerning the law. Everybody has a right to vote and be voted for.
  3. Majority rule – Even though it is democracy, the decision is always based on the majority decision. True democracy does not tolerate manipulations, it is based on majority rule.

EVALUATION:    1. State five characteristics of democracy

  1. Highlight three features of democracy

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively