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Constitution: Types of constitution

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 7

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Constitution: Types of constitution

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

  1. Mention and explain the types of constitution

 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 features and functions of constitution

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He mentions the types of constitution

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He explains the types of constitution

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

TYPES OF CONSTITUTION

  1. Written constitution

A written constitution consists of a single document in which the whole government is described and ruled for its conducts are presented in an orderly sequence. It codifies most of the fundamental laws, principles and institutions, which characterized the political structure of a given state in a single document. A written constitution could also be rigid. The countries that operate written constitutions are: Nigeria, The United States of America (USA), Canada, Australia and Brazil etc.

 

  1. Unwritten constitution

Unwritten constitution does not codify all the basic laws of the country in a single document, rather, all the basic laws are written in different documents. In unwritten constitutions, provisions or clauses are found in different sources such as traditional norms and customs, conventions, statutory regulations and so on. The example of an unwritten constitution is that of Great Britain.

 

  1. Rigid constitution

A rigid constitution is one which cannot be amended easily. It can only be amended through a rigorous process, which includes a referendum. A rigid constitution is often adopted by countries to allay the fears of the minority and to uphold the rule of law. Examples of countries with rigid constitutions are the United States of America (USA), Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Nigeria.

 

  1. Flexible constitution A flexible constitution can be amended or changed easily without any lengthy or difficult process. A flexible constitution encourages despotic or oppressive rules. The following countries operate flexible constitutions, New Zealand, Finland, Italy, Togo and some other African countries.

 

  1. Unitary constitution

A unitary constitution is one that allows the central government of a country to operate absolute power without sharing with the component units such as state and local governments. Examples of countries with unitary constitution are France, Britain and Belgium. Federal constitution A federal constitution allows the sharing of power between the central government and the other component units such as state and local governments which make up the federation. Examples of countries with federal constitutions are USA, Nigeria, Canada, Australia and India.

EVALUATION:    1. Mention and explain the types of constitution

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively