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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 3

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Civic Education

Topic:-      Rule of law; limitations and solutions to the problems

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

  1. State the limitations of the rule of law
  2. Discuss the solutions to the limitation of the rule of law

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 rule of law

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states the limitations of the rule of law 

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the solutions to the limitations of the rule of law  

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

LIMITATIONS OF THE RULE OF LAW 

  1. Ignorance
  2. poverty
  3. overcrowding of the courts
  4. Immunity clause for certain individuals in public offices
  5. delegated legislation
  6. administrative tribunal
  7. institution of special courts
  8. During “a state of emergency”

 

SOLUTIONS TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE RULE OF LAW

  1. it helps in resolving conflicts
  2. it restricts people from behaving in an untoward manner
  3. It deters people from behaving in a manner that affects other people

negatively

  1. it leads to the following of due process
  2. it leads to a respect for the system and the leaders of the system
  3. it prevents any form of dictatorship as everyone answers to it
  4. It ensures that the principles of law and justice are adhered to by

everyone which brings about fairness and an equality of all before the law

 

EVALUATION:   1. State the limitations of the rule of law

  1. Discuss the solutions to the limitations of the rule of law

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively