Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2 - Democracy

Democracy

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 3

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. List and explain the pillars 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 lists the pillars of democracy

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains each of the pillars 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

The Pillars of Democracy

  1. People – The first and sole pillar of democracy are the people who operate democracy. Without the people, there cannot be any democracy. Democracy is the government of the people by the people and for the people.
  2. Democratic Institutions – These are also other pillars of democracy. Getting good and God-fearing leaders depend on how effective INEC is in doing their work
  3. The Pressure Groups – Are other pillars of democracy. The pressure they put on government to influence decision go a long way to make democracy to stand firm
  4. The arms of Government – The legislative, judiciary and executive are other pillars of democracy. The separation of power among them make things to work out well.
  5. Rule of Law – This is a process that is bound up with the law and that the law is supreme. This makes everybody to be equal before the law. And there will be no impartiality
  6. Transparency – True democracy does not permit any secrecy. All that is done is done in the open. This transparency is a strong pillar that makes democracy one of the best systems of government
  7. Majority rule and minority rights is maintained in a democracy: The majority elected to rule must not neglect the rights of the minority in the society.

EVALUATION:    1. List and explain five pillars of democracy

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively