CIVIC EDUCATION
CLASS – JSS 1
SCHEME OF WORK FOR 2ND TERM
| WEEK | TOPICS |
| 1 | Revision of last term work |
| 2 | Citizenship |
| 3 | Process of becoming a citizenship of a country |
| 4 | Right and Duties of Citizens. |
| 5 | Differences Between Rights And Duties Of Citizen |
| 6 | Importance Of citizens’ rights and duties |
| 7-8 | Types Of Human Rights |
| 9 | Consequences of non-performance of obligations |
| 10 – 11 | Revision |
| 12 | Examination |
WEEK 2
Topic : Citizenship
A citizen is someone who enjoys full political rights in a state and in return performs certain duties to the state. A citizen therefore is a legal member of a state.
Type of Citizenship
1. Citizenship by birth: this is the situation whereby the parents of the person arenatives in the country or a person born by citizens of a country. For example; a child born by Nigerian parents automatically becomes a Nigerian by birth.2. Citizenship by registration or marriage: this occurs when Nigerian male marries for example a Briton (a British) woman. The woman automatically becomes a citizen of Nigerian through registration of marriage.3. Citizenship by nationalization: this happens when an alien or a foreigner becomes acitizen of another country having fulfilled and satisfied the countries conditions toacquire the citizen of that country as laid down by the constitution of that country. It is a process by which an individual voluntary changes his/her citizenship of a state to that of another in which he or she resides. Some of the conditions that an alien of another country must fulfil are: as follow;* Applicant must be an adult acceptable in the community.* Applicant must be of good character* Applicant must swear an oath of allegiance*. Applicant must be able and have been contributing to community and national development and growth.* Applicant must have been residing in a particular community in that country forspecific period of time.4. Honorary citizenship: from time to time the government of a country have beenhonouring distinguished or important person or eminent person with citizenship of that country. For example such icon figures in Nigeria like: Sir Ahmadu Bello, NnamdiAzikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo have been honoured with citizenship of other countries of the world.5. Citizenship by blood ties or decent: citizenship pf a country is also acquired through blood ties. This means that the, fact that a child was born in a particularcommunity in the country does not necessarily confer the status of thecitizenship on that person.