SS1 Third Term Civic Education Lesson Note – Law and Order III

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WEEK 9

CLASS: SS1

TOPIC: LAW AND ORDER

CONTENT:

• Respect for Constituted Authority
• Types of Constituted Authority
• Importance of Constituted Authority.

SUB-TOPICS:    1.      MEANING OF CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY

Constituted authority can best be described as those who have control over us, those who control the affair of the society where we live, those who administer rules and regulations, those who enforce the law and order, those who determine our faith and our belief and those who teach and train us to become better and rational beings.

Constituted authority can also mean lawful and constitutional powers derived from a legally binding instrument. It is the legal power to govern a place, town, state, country, institution, etc. Anyone that exercises legal and constitutional power is said to be exercising constituted authority.

EVALUATION:

1. Define and explain the concepts, constituted authority.
2. Briefly explain how power to exercise constituted authority is derived.

SUB-TOPIC 2: TYPES OF CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY.

Positions of authority exercised by individuals or groups can be classified in different forms and types as follows:

• Forms of constituted authority
• Types of constituted authority

Forms of Constituted Authority

There are three forms of constituted authority, namely:

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