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What are Values

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Values are the ideas, things, or norms cherished by the society, they are also the standards used to evaluate things

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What are the types of Values

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Positive Values
Negative Values
Universal Values
Personal Values
Group Values

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What are the importance of Values?

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Values bring legitimacy to rules and regulation
Values encourage a sense of responsibility
Values help with decision making
Values reduce crime in the society
Values act as standards of conduct in the society

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What does HIV mean

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Human Immunodeficiency virus

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AIDS

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Acquired Immunodeficeny Syndrome

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Modes of Transmitting HIV

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Blood transfusion
Unprotected sex
Brest Milk from Mother to Child
Sharing contaminated
Use of unserialized instruments

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Symptoms of HIV/AIDS

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Fever
Cough
Vomiting
Headaches
Weightloss
Loss Of Apeptite

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What are some effects of HIV/AIDS

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Damages Of the Immune System
Loss of livelihood
Increase in social vices
Loss of lives
Stigmatization

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What are the preventive measure for HIV/AIDS

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Destruction of needles and syringes
Promotion of STD teachings in school
Pregnant women should get tested to prevent transmission from mother to child
Avoid sharing any piercing or cutting objects
Encouraging protective sex

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What is youth empowerment

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youth empowerment is a developmental program aimed at creating opportunities that will make youth morally responsible and self-reliant

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Examples of Youth Empowerment skills?

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Manipulative Skills
Leadership Skills
Decision-Making Skills
Artistic Skills
Entrepeuneral Skill

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Importance of Youth Empowerment

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It enhances Good educational standards
It helps to reduce the crime rate
It Creates employment opportunities
It leads to self-employment
It helps youths be financially indepemdent

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Roles of the government in providing employment oppurtunites for youths.

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Establishment of different agencies
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Roles of the government in providing employment opportunities for youths.

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Establishment of different agencies
Provision of automatic employment for graduates
Provision of free education and scholarship for deserving youths
strengtening exisiting youth empowermnt institutions
provision of soft loan for youth to use and start up businesses

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What is citizenship

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Citizenship is the legal right of an individual ot belong to a country and enjoy full right in the state

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What is citizenship education

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Citizenship education is the process of training/ enlightening citizens on their rights and responsibilities

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Goals of citizenship education

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To balance regional and cultural diversity with national unity
To eliminate inequalities relates to race, class, gender, etc.
To ensure the successful functioning of the economy
To understand the consequences of their actions and of those around them
To equip young people to deal with situations concerning conflict, in a knowledgeable way

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Duties and Obligations of a Citizen

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Payment of Taxes
Obedience to laws
Voting in elections
Loyalty
Nationsal service
Detection and prevention of crime

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What is Government

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A government is a system or group of people in chaerge of an organized community

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Function of government

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Law making
Military defence of the country
Provision of employment
maintenance of law and order
Protection of civil liberties
Protection of lives and properties
Promotion of economic growth and development

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The main structures of government

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The legislature
The executive
The judiciary

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Meaning and Functions of the Legislature

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The legislature is a body that is in charge of making laws.
Their Functions include:
-Law Making
-Control of the budget
-Control over the executive
-Control over external relations
-Amendment of the constitution

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Meaning and Functions of the Executive

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This is the organ that implements the laws.
Their functions include:
-Enforcement of Laws
-Signing of Treaties
-Defence
-Declaration of war and peace functions
-Policy Making

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Meaning and Functions of the Judiciary

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The Judiciary is vested with the power of interpretation of the law.
Their Functions include:
-Interpretation and application of the law
-Lawmaking
-Settlement of Disputes
- Punishment and Pardoning of criminals
- protection of People’s rights

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What is Nationalism

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Nationalism can be defined as a sense of community, identity, and aspirations, existing among a group of people

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What is Democracy

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Democracy is a form of government where the people have and exercise supreme power directly or indirectly through a system

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