CIVICS FORM TWO GUIDING QUESTIONS
TOPIC 1: PROMOTION OF LIFE SKILLS
1. Define the following term;-
a) Problem
b) Problem solving techniques
2. Explain the six (6) recommended steps which can be used in solving problems.
3. Write short notes on the word initiating mediation
4. Write short notes on the word gathering information
5. Write short notes on the word defining the problem
6. Write short notes on the word generating alternative
7. Write short notes on the word agreeing to a solution
8. Write short notes on the word following through to see that the plan is carried out.
9. What do you understand by the word effective problem solving
10. Explain the importance of applying problem solving techniques.
2: THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA
11. What is the meaning of the government?
12. Mention two types of the government.
13. What do you understand about democratic government?
14. What do you understand about non democratic government?
15. Mention all form government
16. Write short notes on the word monarchy government.
17. Mention the types of monarchy government
18. Write short notes on the word republic government.
19. Write short notes on the word union government
20. Write short notes on the word federation government.
21. Write short notes on the word revolutionary government.
22. Write short notes on the word dictatorship government.
23. Explain the different six (6) importance of the government.
24. What do you understand by the word constitution?
25. Define the term national constitution.
26. Mention the two types of constitution.
27. What do you understand by the word written constitution?
28. What do you understand by the word unwritten constitution?
29. What do you understand by the word written constitution?
30. What are the advantages of written constitution? Mention six (6) advantages
31. What are the disadvantages of written constitution? Mention three (3) advantages
32. What are the advantages and disadvantages of unwritten constitution?
33. How many chapters does The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 has? Mention them.
34. The Tanzania constitution has undergone several major changes since the first one was written in 1961, mention all changes?
35. What do you understand by the word constitution amendment?
36. List down different amendment made in the United Republic of Tanzania constitution since 1961.
37. Discuss six (6) importance of the national constitution.
38. Show out the relationship between the constitution and the government of Tanzania.
39. What are the different ways of protecting the constitution?
40. What do you understand about local government?
41. Identify the structure of local government.
42. What do you understand by the word rural government?
43. What do you understand about the village government?
44. What do you understand about the village assembly?
45. What do you understand about the village council?
46. What are the committees found in the village government?
47. What do you understand about ward government?
48. Describe the structure of ward government.
49. What do you understand by the word district local government?
50. Describe the structure of district local government.
51. Who is the head of district local government?
52. What do you understand by the word urban government?
53. What is the structure of urban authority?
54. What do you understand about town council?
55. Who is head of town council?
56. What do you understand about municipal council?
57. Who is the head of municipal council?
58. What do you understand about city council?
59. Who is the head of city council?
60. Identify functions of local government.
61. Explain the six importance of local government.
62. Explain why the local government has an important effect on one’s life.
63. Discuss the sources of local government revenue.
64. Explain how the local government spends its revenue.
65. Write short notes on the word central government.
66. Describe the structure of central government.
67. What do you understand by the word executive?
68. Mention all who form the executive.
69. What are the functions of executive? Mention six
70. What do you understand by the word legislature?
71. Describe the structure of the parliament of Tanzania.
72. What are the functions of the parliament of Tanzania? Mention six
73. Mention the officers of the parliament.
74. Show how law is made in Tanzania?
75. What do you understand by the word judiciary?
76. Who is the head of the judiciary?
77. Describe the structure of judiciary in Tanzania.
78. What do you understand about court of appeal?
79. Who is the head of court of appeal?
80. What do you understand about the high court of URT?
81. Who is the head of the high court of URT?
82. Mention the power of the high court of URT.
83. What do you understand about the resident magistrate courts?
84. Who is the head of the resident magistrate courts?
85. What do you understand about the district courts?
86. Who is the head of district courts?
87. What do you understand about the primary courts?
88. What do you understand about the ward tribunal?
89. Mention all other courts that found in Tanzania.
90. Explain six (6) functions of the judiciary.
91. Discus the functions of the central government.
92. Show out three (3) differences between central government and local government.
93. Discuss all the sources of central government revenue.
94. Mention two central government expenditure
95. Define
a) Capital expenditure
b) Recurrent expenditure
96. How the governments spend its revenue?
97. Explain why the central government has an important effect on one’s life.
98. Explain how a students in the central government activities?
99. What do you understand the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
100. Show five (5) reasons for the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
101. Explain the importance of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
102. Discuss the achievement the six (6) achievement of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
103. Explain different strategies for improving the stability of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
104. Mention all the union matters of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
105. Mention all the non-union matters of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
TOPIC 3: DEMOCRACY
106. What do you understand about democracy?
107. Mention the two types of democracy.
108. Write short notes on the word direct democracy.
109. Give out the characteristics of direct democracy
110. Write short notes on the word indirect democracy or representative democracy.
111. Mention out the types of representative democracy.
112. What do you understand by parliamentary democracy?
113. What do you understand by presidential democracy?
114. What do you understand by combined parliamentary and presidential democracy?
115. Give out the characteristics of indirect democracy.
116. Mention all pillars/ indicators/ foundations/ principles of democracy.
117. What do you understand about rule of law?
118. What do you understand about free mass media?
119. What do you understand about free and fair election?
120. What do you understand about bill of right?
121. What do you understand about equality?
122. What do you understand about separation of power?
123. What do you understand about citizen participation?
124. What do you understand about economic freedom?
125. What do you understand about accountability?
126. What do you understand about transparency?
127. What do you understand about political tolerance?
128. What do you understand about accepting election result?
129. What do you understand about multi-party system?
130. Tanzania is among the country which implements democracy in various ways, justify this statement by showing six points
131. Discuss the weakness of democracy
132. What do you understand about non democratic government?
133. Write short notes of the word dictatorship
134. Mention all form of dictatorship
135. What are the features of non-democratic government? Mention four
136. Show out the different between democratic and non-democratic government.
137. Define mono party.
138. Show out the advantages of mono party
139. Explain the disadvantages of mono party
140. What do you understand about multi-party?
141. Define a political party
142. Mention some examples of some political parties registered in Tanzania.
143. What are the six (6) advantages of multiparty system?
144. What are the six (6) disadvantages of multiparty system?
145. Give out the six (6) characteristics of multiparty system.
146. Show how a student can participate in democratic activities.
147. Define the following
a) Election
b) Referendum election
148. Define democratic elections.
149. Mention five (5) characteristics or indicators of democratic election?
150. What do you understand about free and fair election campaigns?
151. What do you understand about equal opportunities to all political parties?
152. What do you understand about equal access to the mass media?
153. What do you understand about frequency of election/election interval?
154. What do you understand about code of ethics for elections?
155. Mention all ethics for political parties and candidates.
156. Mention things that the political parties and candidates should not do.
157. Mention all ethics for the government of Tanzania.
158. Mention things that the government should not do.
159. What do you understand by National electoral commission (NEC).
160. Mention things that the national electoral commission (NEC) should not do.
161. Mention things that the national electoral commission should not do.
162. Explain the importance of democratic elections.
163. Show how principles of democratic elections.
164. Show how free and fair election should be ensured in Tanzania.
165. What are the six (6) indicators of free and fair elections?
166. Mention things takes place on the Election Day.
167. Mention things takes place on vote counting.
168. What do you understand by the word by election?
169. Show out how by election should be counted.
TOPIC 4: GENDER
170. Define the following term;-
a) Gender
b) Sex
171. define the following gender concepts;-
a) Gender blind
b) Gender gape
c) Gender oppression
d) Gender inequality
e) Gender equality
f) Gender equity
g) Gender roles
h) Gender balance
i) Gender stereotype
j) Gender mainstreaming
k) Gender empowerment
l) Gender discrimination
m) Gender analysis
172. Mention the socio cultural practices that hinder equal participation in Tanzania.
173. What do you understand about women discrimination?
174. What do you understand about women oppression?
175. Define wife inheritance.
176. Show out five (5) effects of wife inheritance.
177. Define female genital mutilation
178. Show out four (4) causes of female genital mutilation
179. Give out four effects of female genital mutilation
180. What do you understand about early marriage?
181. Mention four (4) causes of early marriage.
182. Mention four (4) effects of early marriage.
183. What do you understand about regarding women as sex objects?
184. What do you understand about food taboos?
185. Explain the six (6) collective measures against negatives socio cultural practices.
