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Meaning and scope of Government

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 1

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Meaning and scope of government

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

  1. Define government
  2. Explore the scope of government
  3. Discuss Government as a process and as an academic field of study

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 reviews the students’ knowledge about the word government

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He explains the meaning and discusses the scope of government

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He further discusses government as a process and as an academic field of study

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

MEANING AND SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT

Government is the machinery of the state in which the state apparatus is being run. Government is therefore an institution through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and realized for the attainment of its goals, through its three arms namely: Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary. The main organs involved in this process are the Legislature who makes laws, the executive implement the laws and the Judiciary interpret the laws.

 

Government as a process

Through government, rules and regulations are made, interpreted, implemented and enforced. Through these, the activities of the society are regulated.

Government as an Academic Field of Study

Government viewed as an academic field of study is a social science subject taught in many Schools and colleges – including institutions of higher learning called Political Science.

These include:

  1. Public Administration: This studies the methods and means of managing a State.
  1. International relations: This studies relations between nations as well as the socio-political and economic environments surrounding or governing such relations i.e Foreign policy e.t.c. 
  1. Political Theory: this is the study of descriptions and explanations of the origin, nature, characteristics, and objectives of human organisations.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define government

  1. What is the scope of government?
  2. Discuss government as
  3. a process
  4. an academic field of study

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively