{"id":2805,"date":"2023-10-03T13:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2023-10-03T13:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:42:28","slug":"week-6-ss2-first-term-civic-education-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-6-ss2-first-term-civic-education-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 – SS2 First Term Civic Education Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK SIX
\n<\/strong>POLITICAL PARTY
\n<\/strong>Political Party can be defined as association of people with similar political ideology who come together for the purpose of contesting election in order to gain political power and control government. The primary objective of any political party is to control government. They usually conduct primary elections within the party to select a flag bearer or candidate that will represent them during general election. Their membership cuts across different interest groups, class, ethnic boundaries and profession. Hence, political party is a good example of popular organization.<\/p>\n

\u00a0CHARACTERISTIC OF POLITICAL PARTIES
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Their main objective is to win election and control government.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Their membership cuts across tribe, religion, profession, ethnic and regional divide.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They conduct primary elections.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They present candidates for election.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The carry out campaigns and rallies.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They ensure political education in the society.<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They help to promote unity in a state by bringing people together from different interest groups.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They provide platform for peaceful change of government.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They provide opportunity for people to make their choice of leaders during election.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They help to promote accountability of government officials in the society.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They provide political education for the citizens in the society.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They help to promote good governance through their criticisms and roles as watchdog.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They help to raise political leaders in the state.
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They serve as link between the government and the citizens.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION<\/strong>
\n\t\t1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Define political party?
\n2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mention five functions of political parties?<\/p>\n

\u00a0HOW POLITICAL PARTIES COMPETE FOR POWER THROUGH ELECTION
\n<\/strong>Political parties engage in strategies and activities that will enable them achieve their objective of political leadership. Below are some of the activities they engage in when competing for election.
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Design of Manifesto<\/strong>: Manifesto is a document that contains the agenda and key programmes which a political party intends to pursue or implement if voted into office. It is written in a way so as to entice people to support them during election.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Campaign<\/strong>: This is the gathering together of political party members for the purpose of promoting their manifesto to the public. They use such gatherings to canvass for votes.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Primary Election<\/strong>: This is the election that is conducted within the political party to select the flag bearer or candidate that will represent the party at general elections either at the ward, local government, state or federal level.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Education of Voters<\/strong>: Political parties teach their followers how to thumbprint and the logo to watch out for. They do this to ensure that voters are not deceived by their opponents. It also helps to reduce nullification\/cancellation of votes.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Selection of Credible Candidates<\/strong>: Political parties carefully select credible candidates that have good standing in the society in order to attract electorates. Such candidates are usually popular individuals or people from popular families that can attract followership in the society.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Welfare<\/strong>: Political parties sometimes engage in the distribution of souvenirs, materials, food items and money to the poor so that they can vote for their party. The voters believe that such welfare will continue if the party succeeds and take over the control of government.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mobilization<\/strong>: Political party members engage in door-to-door and one-on-one campaign to woo voters for support.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mention six ways political parties compete for power through election.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain welfare as a strategy to win elections.<\/p>\n

\u00a0GENERAL EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What do you understand by the term ‘Citizens’?
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mention seven responsibilities of citizens.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Define political parties and explain five of their functions.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n4. State the roles of free press in the society.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What are the problems of election in Nigeria?<\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>Political Party<\/strong>: Fundamentals of Civic Education for SS Book 2, Sola Akinyemi, Pages 19-22.<\/p>\n

\u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>SECTION A
\n<\/strong>Instruction<\/strong>: From the options lettered A-D, choose the letter that is most appropriate for the following questions. Answer all the questions.
\n\t\t\t<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Which of the following is NOT a major political party in Nigeria? A. APC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B. LP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C. KOWA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D. PDP
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Which of the following party systems is best for democratic government? A. Zero party \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. One party\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C. Multi party\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D. Two party.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An election that is conducted within a political party to select a flag bearer is called A. primary election\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. flag bearer election \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C. general election\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D. secret election.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The key objective of any political party is A. governance \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. development\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. unity\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. mobilization.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A voter is also known as A. electorate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. aspirant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. candidate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. contester.<\/p>\n

\u00a0SECTION B
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0List siximportance of political parties in a state.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain the term ‘primary election’. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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