Election and voters responsibilities I

Civic Education JSS2 Third Term

Sub-theme: Democracy

Week 5

Election and voters responsibilities I

Performance objectives

The student should be able to:

1. Explain election, voters and voting

2. Differentiate between various types of election

Content

The concepts of election, voters and voting

The election is a concept used in all democratic countries where people are called to make choices among candidates or contestants who wish to rule.

The voter is the qualified and registered citizen willing and ready to vote for candidates of their choices in an election.

Voting is the process of casting one’s vote in an election.

In Nigeria, the general election is conducted every four years by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Types of election

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