Civics Form 2

Contents

1. 1. Promotion of Life Skills

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Adolescence and the need for life skills
   • Peer pressure and refusal skills
   • Drug and substance abuse
   • STIs, HIV and AIDS
   • Self-esteem and goal setting
   • Summary

   Building on Form One In Form One you learned what life skills are. In Form Two we use them to face real challenges of adolescence: peer pressure , drug and substance abuse , sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV , and low self-esteem . Promoting life skills means practising them until they become part of our…

2. 2. Gender

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Sex, gender and key gender concepts
   • Gender roles in society
   • Gender inequality and gender-based violence
   • Promoting gender equality in Tanzania
   • Summary

   Sex and gender Sex refers to the biological differences between males and females, such as reproductive organs. These are natural and mostly cannot be changed by society. Gender refers to the roles, responsibilities, behaviour and expectations that a society gives to men and women. Gender is learned through…

3. 3. Democracy

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Meaning and types of democracy
   • Principles of democracy
   • Democracy in Tanzania
   • Elections
   • Importance, challenges and strengthening of democracy
   • Summary

   Meaning of democracy The word democracy comes from two Greek words: demos (people) and kratos (rule or power). Democracy is therefore a system of government in which power belongs to the people , who rule either directly or through representatives they freely elect. A popular description calls it 'government of the…

4. 4. Government of Tanzania

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Government and the structure of the Union
   • The Executive
   • The Legislature (Parliament)
   • The Judiciary
   • The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
   • Local government
   • Summary

   Meaning and functions of government A government is the body of people and institutions with authority to make, implement and interpret laws and to manage the affairs of a state. Its functions include keeping peace and security, protecting rights, providing social services (education, health, water), collecting taxes,…