Scheme of Work Government SS2 3rd term

WEEKS

CONTENTS

1.

Review of last terms work and copying of 3^rd term scheme of work.

2.        

Constitutional Development in Nigeria: Pre-independent constitutions and their main features, significance, limitations and criticisms

3.

Constitutional Development in Nigeria: Independence and post-independence constitutions. Features, limitation and criticisms.

4.

The 1999 Nigeria Constitution origin and features (i).  Strength and weakness    (ii). Process of law making in the states and national assembles.

5.

The 1999 Nigerian Constitution; (i). Parts of the 1999 constitution needing review   (ii). Process of law making in the sates and national assembles.

6.

Federalism: i. origin of federalism in Nigeria    ii. Emergence of federalism in Nigeria    iii. Conferences organized by the colonial masters.

7.

MID-TERM TEST/BREAK   

8.

Problems of Nigerian Federalism: (i) the need for revenue allocation    (ii). Revenue allocation formula in Nigeria    (iii).   Conflicts over each adopted revenue allocation formula.

9.

Minority issues and the creation of states: (i). Major and minor ethnic groups in Nigeria (ii). Reasons for demand for more states. (iii). Complexity and endless nature of the state creation. (iv). Recommendation of Willinks commission (v). Solution to minority problems in Nigeria.

10.

Inter-ethnic rivalry and issue of secession:    i. The nature of ethnic conflicts or rivalry in Nigeria   ii. Problems of secession in Nigeria    iii. Measures to avoid secession in Nigeria.

11.

Revision & Exams.