{"id":3095,"date":"2023-10-04T10:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2023-10-04T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:59:12","slug":"week-3-ss2-second-term-civic-education-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-3-ss2-second-term-civic-education-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 – SS2 Second Term Civic Education Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK THREE
\n<\/strong>HUMAN RIGHTS
\n<\/strong>Human rights are the inalienable rights and privileges enjoyed by the citizens of a state as codified in the constitution. Such rights include right to life, right to dignity of human person, right to personal liberty, right to freedom of expression and the press, right to freedom of movement, right to fair hearing, right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, right to vote and be voted for, right to private and family life, etc.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Define human right.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mention six examples of human rights<\/p>\n

\u00a0LIMITATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
\n<\/strong>Human rights can be restricted for the overall good of the citizens and the country at large in the following ways:
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A citizen may be denied some of his rights if he is detained by a court of law.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A citizen’s right to life may be denied if he is condemned to death by the law court as a result of murder, armed robbery, etc.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right to life is also restricted by the law which forbids a citizen from killing himself or herself.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right to fair hearing cannot be exercised beyond the highest court which is the Supreme Court in Nigeria.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right to private property may be restricted by the right of the state to compulsorily acquire private property for public use.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Declaration of dusk to dawn curfew in periods of emergency or chaos may limit the right of a citizen such as freedom of movement.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The police in enforcing law and order can ban public assembly and demonstrations which will deny a citizen his rights to freedom of association and assembly.
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A citizen suffering from insanity or contagious disease may be deprived his rights to safeguard the rights of others.
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The court can also restrict the movement of a citizen if he\/she has a serious case pending in court.
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rights to freedom of expression and the press are restricted by the law that prevents individuals from saying or publishing statement that could damage the personality of others (laws of slander and libel).
\n11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some public office holders such as the president, governor, parliamentarians, ambassadors, judges cannot be sued while in office because they enjoy protection of the law called ‘immunity clause’
\n12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Existence of military rule or an unpopular dictatorial government can lead to restriction of citizens’ rights.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What do you understand by ‘immunity clause’?
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0State five reasons for the limitations of human rights.<\/p>\n

\u00a0GENERAL EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is constitution?
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Differentiate between constitution and constitutionalism
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain five factors that can promote rule of law in a state
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain five human rights
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0List four major challenges of democracy in Nigeria <\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>Human Right<\/strong>: Fundamentals of Civic Education for Senior Secondary Book 2, Sola Akinyemi, Pages 41-45<\/p>\n

\u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>SECTION A
\n<\/strong>Instruction<\/em><\/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<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Limitations on human rights include all but\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A. Libel law\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. public order law\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. compulsory property acquisition laws\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. good government
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The right to freedom of expression is limited by the law of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A. slander\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. speech\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nC. article\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. conversation
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right to free movement can be restricted during all of the following except A. chaos B. war\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. curfew\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. peaceful protest
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Privileges enjoyed by citizen but within the ambit of the law is called? A. Ownership B. Human rights\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. Liberty\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. Enjoyment
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The UDHR came into existence in A. 1960\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B. 1945\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C. 1948\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. 1963<\/p>\n

\u00a0SECTION B
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain three reasons for limitation of human rights.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain what you understand by law of slander and libel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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