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The states and their features

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 3

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       The states and their features

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

  1. Define a state
  2. Outline the characteristics of a state
  3. Define society
  4. Discuss the relationship between the state and the society

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 previous lesson on the functions and importance of studying government

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He defines states and outlines its characteristics

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He defines society and discusses the relationship between the states and the society

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 STATE AND ITS FEATURES
A state may be defined as politically body of people occupying a definite geographical territory with an organized government entirely free from external control and with coercive power to secure obedience from her citizens and others. Nigeria, Togo, USA, China are States.

Characteristics of a State

  1. Population: For a state to exist, there must be a given number of people which has no minimum or maximum that will occupy it.

 

  1. Territory: a State must possess a definite territory which has limit to its size. This territory must have clear cat boundaries that will separate it from other states.

 

  1. The existence and survival of a state are maintained by the government.

 

  1. Sovereignty: A State must have the supreme power to enable it make and enforce laws. Such as Sovereign state must be free from external control.

 

  1. Permanence: A State is relatively permanent.

 

SOCIETY

Society includes every kind and degree of relationship entered into by men, whether organized or unorganized, direct or indirect, conscious or unconscious, cooperative or otherwise.

 

Relationship between State and Society

 

  1. Government is established by the state to regulate and hold society together.

 

  1. State is concerned with social relationships expressed through government society suggests many social relationships which may not be expressed through the state.

 

  1. Society may be organized or unorganized co-operative or antagonistic, while state must be organized for law and under a government.

 

  1. A State must have a definite boundary and sovereignty. These attributes are not attributes of a society.

 

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define State

  1. Outline the characteristics of State
  2. Define society
  3. Discuss the relationship between State and Society

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively