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Year 1

5 topics
Basics of Government
  • Evaluate the meanings, concepts, principles of government and importance of government.
    • Analyse the meanings of government.
    • Analyse basic concepts and principles of government.
    • Explain the importance of the study of government.
Indigenous and Contemporary Governance in Ghana
  • Examine the structure and relevance of traditional leaders using examples from the environment.
    • Describe the structure of indigenous systems of government in Ghana.
    • Describe how traditional leaders contribute to the socio-economic development of Ghana.
Constitution and Organs of Government
  • Evaluate the meaning and types of constitution.
    • Explain the meaning of constitution and constitutionalism.
    • Discuss the various types of constitution.
    • Explain the meaning, composition and types of the executive.
    • Explain the meaning, types, and structure of the legislature.
    • Explain the meaning and structure of the Judiciary.
  • Examine the meaning, types and structure of the organs of government.
State and Non-state Actors in Ghana
  • Use information in the environment to analyse how public opinion, the mass media and political parties shape national discourse.
    • Explain how public opinion influences public policy decisions.
    • Discuss the principles of mass media.
    • Explain political party and its structure and Pressure Group.
Ghana in the Community of Nations
  • Examine the meaning of state and non-state actors and their role in the international system.
    • Identify and explain state and non-state actors in the international system.
    • Discuss the role of state and non-state actors in the international system.

Year 2

6 topics
Basics of Government
  • Evaluate the concept of citizenship in the context of Ghana.
    • Explain the concept of citizenship.
    • Discuss how citizenship is acquired in Ghana.
    • Explain the meaning and types of rights.
    • Examine how citizens' rights are protected.
    • Establish the symbiotic relationship between the responsibility of the state towards citizens and vice versa in national development.
    • Discuss how the rights of a citizen can be restricted.
  • Analyse the relevance of rights and responsibilities.
Indigenous and Contemporary Governance in Ghana
  • Assess the features of democracy and good governance.
    • Examine the features of democratic system of governance.
    • Analyse the features of good governance.
Constitution and Organs of Government
  • Examine the functions of the organs of government.
    • Examine the functions of the executive organ of government.
    • Discuss the significance of the legislature in a democratic state.
    • Discuss the role of the Judiciary in a democratic state.
State and Non-state Actors in Ghana
  • Assess how the mass media, Political parties and the Electoral Commission shape democratic consolidation.
    • Mass media and democratic state development.
    • Discuss party systems.
    • Assess the significance of the EC in Ghana's democratic practice.
    • Describe Decentralization, types, and structure of Ghana's local government system.
    • Describe the Public Service.
    • Distinguish between E-government and E-governance.
  • Evaluate local government system, Public Service and E-government in Ghana.
Ghana in the Community of Nations
  • Evaluate the determinants and actors of Ghana's foreign policy.
    • Discuss Diplomacy.
    • Examine the determinants of Ghana's foreign policy.
    • Discuss the actors and institutions involved in Ghana's foreign policy.
Globalization and Development
  • Assess globalization, characteristics, and types.
    • Explain the meaning and characteristics of globalisation.
    • Discuss the types of globalisation.

Year 3

6 topics
Basics of Government
  • Examine the relationship between the systems of government and Ghana's adoption of the unitary system of government.
    • Discuss the systems of government.
    • Provide reasons for Ghana's adoption of unitary system of government.
Indigenous and Contemporary Governance in Ghana
  • Evaluate the relevance of the democratic features of indigenous governance system.
    • Assess the democratic features of the indigenous governance system.
    • Examine the role of the chieftaincy institution in contemporary governance in Ghana.
Constitution and Organs of Government/state and Non-state Actors in Ghana
  • Examine the significance of the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana and justify the existence of separation of power and checks and balances.
    • Examine the salient features of the 1992 Republican Constitution.
    • Describe separation of powers, checks and balances.
    • Discuss the relevance of the existence of separation of powers, checks and balances in Ghana.
State and Non-state Actors in Ghana
  • Examine the relevance of Political Parties and Elections in Democratic Society.
    • Discuss the role of political parties in a democratic state.
    • Assess the types and functions of elections.
    • Assess the effects of the concept of decentralization on development.
    • Examine the functions and challenges of the Public Service.
    • Examine the relevance of e-governance in the socio-economic development of Ghana.
  • Evaluate e-governance in service delivery at the district and national levels.
Ghana in the Community of Nations
  • Evaluate Ghana's foreign policy towards neighbouring states, continental Africa, and the United Nations.
    • Assess Ghana's foreign policy of good neighbourliness.
    • Analyse Ghana's foreign policy towards Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Africa Union (AU), European Union (EU) and United Nations Organisation (UNO).
Globalization and Development
  • Evaluate the effects of globalization.
    • Assess the effects of globalisation on the development of the Ghanaian economy.
    • Discuss the measures aimed at mitigating the negative effects of globalization on Ghana's development.
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