If you are a government
teacher or student in any of the high/secondary schools in Nigeria, below is
the approved scheme of work for first term.
FIRST TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 1
Week 1
Definition of the Subject Matter (Government).
Week 2
BASIC CONCEPT OF GOVERNMENT
- Power
- Authority
- Legitimacy
- Sovereignty
Week 3
- Democracy:
Meaning and features.
- Political
culture.
- Political
socialization.
Week 4
- Political
participation.
- Communalism.
- Feudalism.
Week 5
BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT (CONTINUED):
- Capitalism.
- Socialism.
Week 6
BASIC CONCEPT OF GOVERNMENT (CONTINUED):
- Communism.
- Fascism.
- Totalitarianism.
Week 7
TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
- Unitary
system of Government (meaning, characteristics, merits and demerits).
Week 8
TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
- Parliamentary
system of Government.
- Presidential
system of Government.
- Comparison
of Parliamentary system and presidential system of Government.
Week 9
TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT (CONTINUED):
- Confederal
system of Government.
- Monarchical
system of Government.
- Comparison
of federalism and confederalism.
Week 10
Organs of Government.
Week 11 - 12
Revision/Examination.
FIRST TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 2
Week 1
CIVIL SERVICE
- Meaning/definition
- Characteristics
- Structure.
- Functions.
- Control
- Problems.
Week 2
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE
- Meaning
of Civil Service Commission
- Functions
of the Civil Service Commission.
- The
Relationship between the civil service and the political executive.
Week 3
PUBLIC CORPORATION
- Definition.
- Reasons
for the establishment of public corporation.
- Functions
of public corporation.
Week 4
STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC CORPORATION
- Minister
as a political head.
- Board
of Director.
- Management.
- Comparison
of the organisation.
Week 5
CONTROL AND PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
- Reasons
for the control of public corporations.
- Types
of control: ministerial, parliamentary and judicial control.
- Problems
facing public corporation.
Week 6
COMMERCIALIZATION: Definition, reasons for commercialization, merits and
demerits.
Week 7
PRIVATIZATION: Definition, reasons, merits and demerits.
Week 8
DEREGULATION: Meaning, reasons, merits and demerits.
Week 9
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
- Meaning
of Local Government.
- Reasons
for Local Government Administration.
- Functions
of Local Government.
- System
of Local Government in Britain and France.
Week 10
THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- The
evolution of Local Government.
- Sources
of finance of Local Government.
- Relationship
among Local, State and Federal Government in Nigeria.
- Rules
of traditional rulers in Local Government administration.
- Local
Government reforms.
- Problems
facing Local Government and measures to Local Government administration in
Nigeria.
Week 11 - 12
Revision/Examination.
FIRST TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 3
Week 1
- Federalism:
Definition/meaning.
- Emergence
of federalism in Nigeria.
- Factors
that necessitated the formation of federalism.
- Conferences
organised by colonial powers.
Week 2
NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
- Federalism
before Independence from 1914 - 1959.
- 1960
- 1966.
- 1967
- 1975.
- 1976
- Date.
Week 3
PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM.
- Revenue
allocation formula in Nigeria.
- Need
for revenue allocation in a federal state.
- Conflict
over each adopted revenue allocation formula.
Week 4
MINORITY ISSUE AND THE CREATION OF STATES
- The
major and minor ethnic groups in Nigeria.
- Reasons
for the demand of more states.
- Complexity
and endless nature of the state creation.
- Recommendation
of Willink's Commission.
- Solution
to minority problems in Nigeria.
Week 5
INTER-ETHNIC RIVALRY AND ISSUE OF STATE CREATION
- The
nature of ethnic conflict and rivalry in Nigeria.
- Problems
of secession in Nigeria.
- Measures
to avoid secession in Nigeria.
Week 6
DEVELOPMENTAL OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
- National
Democratic Party (NDP).
- Nigerian
Youth Movement (NYM).
- National
Council of Nigeria and Cameroon Citizens (NCNC).
Week 7
DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (CONTINUED)
- Action
Group (AG).
- Northern
People's Congress (NPC).
- Northern
Elements Progressive Union (NEPU).
- Northern
Party of Nigeria (NPN).
- Unity
Party of Nigeria (UPN).
- Nigerian
People's Party (NPP).
Week 8
DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (CONTINUED)
- Great
Nigerian People's Party (GNPP).
- People's
Redemption Party (PRP).
- Nigerian
Advance Party (NAP).
- Social
Democratic Party (SDP).
- National
Republican Convention (NRC).
Week 9
DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (CONTINUED)
- People's
Democratic Party (PDP).
- All
Nigerian People's Party (ANPP).
- Alliance
for Democracy (AD).
- Action
Congress (AC) and small political parties.
Week 10
MAJOR POLITICAL CRISES IN NIGERIA
- Kano
riot 1953.
- Eastern
region constitution 1953.
- Census
crisis 1962/63.
- Action
group crisis.
- Nigerian
civil war 1967 - 1970.
Week 11
Revision.
Week 12
Examination.
