Electoral Process (1) Election

Government S.S.S 2 First Term

WEEK 1

Electoral Process (1) Election

Performance objectives

Student should be able to:

  1. explain the meaning of election

  2. explain the meaning of suffrage.

  3. trace the development of suffrage.

  4. identify the types of suffrage

  5. discuss the meaning of franchise

  6.  enumerate the purpose served by-election in various political systems.

Content

1. Election: meaning, purpose

2. Suffrage: meaning, history, types

3. Franchise: meaning, purpose types

4. Purpose of holding elections

Election

The term elections are said to be the act of electing candidates to represent the people of a given country in the government as stipulated in the constitution of that particular country.

Purpose of h…