TERM: 2ND TERM
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
SS 1
SCHEME OF WORK
WEEKS TOPICS
- Revision of Last Term’s Work
- Voter Education
Meaning of voting
Voters Registration and related rules - Voter education
Process of voting
Importance of voting - Election
Meaning
Importance of election - Electoral Bodies in Nigeria
INEC, SIEC
Composition and roles - Free & Fair Elections
Meaning
Importance - Electoral malpractice
Meaning & Forms
Causes
Ways of preventing electoral malpractice - Planning for results
Need for planning
Benefits
Consequences of not planning - The current Nigerian constitution
Meaning
Sources of Nigerian constitution - The current Nigerian
Constitution
Features
Functions
12 & 13 Test & Examination
WEEK ONE
TOPIC: Reviewed of last Term’s work
Teacher Review last Term work with the students and corrected them where necessary.
WEEK TWO
TOPIC: VOTER EDUCATION
CONTENT:
Voter’s education is a process of teaching, training and learning about a political activity that will guide the electorates before, during and after the election in a country.
Voting
Voting in its widest meaning is an act of choosing candidates of choice by the electorates or voters.
The electorate will go to the polling station on a voting day, to exercise their civic right.
At the poll, each of the electorate or voter is given a ballot paper and after thumbprint secretly drops it in a ballot box of the candidate or party of his choice. There are electoral officials to hand over the ballot papers to the voters and to monitor the conduct of the process.
VOTER’S REGISTRATION
Voter’s registration is the act of preparing an official record of those that are qualified to vote during the election period. i.e any body that attains the ages of 18years and above and of sane mind are qualified to vote.
Voters list must be publicly displayed for objections and complains that may arise.
Evaluation
See your work book for the exercise.