SHS2 Government · Semester 2 Week 2: State and Non-state Actors in Ghana

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.2.LI.2 - Discuss party systems.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a political party and distinguish it from a pressure group.
Identify and describe the main types of party systems: one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems.
Explain the features and advantages of the multi-party system as practised in Ghana.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of each party system in relation to democratic consolidation.
Justify, with reasoned arguments, why Ghana operates a multi-party system under the 1992 Constitution.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Constitution, Institutions and Administration (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: State and Non-state Actors in Ghana (2.2)
Content standard: 2.2.2.CS.2 - Demonstrate understanding and application of State- Society Relations in Ghana. 2.2.2.LO.1 Assess how the mass media, Political parties and the Electoral Commission shape democratic consolidation. 2.2.2.LO.2 Evaluate local government system, Public Service and E-government in Ghana.
Indicator: 2.2.2.LI.2 - Discuss party systems.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 2 (Week 22 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.51: this row is printed under content standard 2.2.2.CS.2, in that sub-strand's own table, but its indicator 2.2.1.LI.2 and assessment 2.2.1.AS.2 carries the preceding sub-strand's number. Filed by the section per the section-wins rule, which the standard, the sub-strand column and the table heading all agree on; the corrected codes were free. The printed forms are named here
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 51

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative learning: In mixed- ability and gender groups, brainstorm the concept of political parties, types and party systems, with emphasis on tolerance, respect, fairness, and freedom.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Government curriculum.
- NaCCA approved textbooks on government
- Internet: www.ghanagov.gh; Website of Local Government Service of Ghana.
- e-library resources
- Publications on decentralisation and local governance concept in Ghana
- Newspapers
- Videos/audios/Pictures.
- Website of reputable media houses.
- Political Paraphernalia (Party logos and symbols).
- 1992 Republican Constitution of Ghana.
- Internet: Website of the Electoral Commission of Ghana.
- Government curriculum
Assessment (2.2.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.