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Grade 10 Citizenship unit 3: Understanding good governance

Everything here is for unit 3 of the Grade 10 Citizenship textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.

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Telling accountability from transparency · 4 min · 2 past exam questions worked through

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What unit 3 covers

  1. 1.The concepts of governance
  2. 2.The concept of good governance
  3. 3.Elements of good governance
  4. 4.The role of good governance
  5. 5.Challenges of good governance
  6. 6.Impacts of lack of good governance
  7. 7.Understanding and fighting corruption

Short notes for unit 3

The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 10 Citizenship page. Open one at a time.

Form of CorruptionSpecific Practice
BriberyOffering or providing undue payments or gifts to an official for illicit favors
EmbezzlementTheft or misappropriation of public resources by public officials
FraudDeception, swindle, or trickery such as using false credentials
NepotismFavoring and appointing one's own relatives to official positions
ExtortionExtracting money or resources through coercion, threats, or force

When you use it

Use when classifying specific corrupt acts into their formal legal categories.

Watch out

Extortion requires coercion or threats, whereas bribery involves offering undue benefits without force.

Drafted from Grade 10 Citizenship Education, pages 64-89, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use when explaining how a failure in one governance indicator impairs the entire governing system.

Watch out

No element functions in isolation. For example, accountability is impossible without transparency and openness.

Drafted from Grade 10 Citizenship Education, pages 64-89, then checked twice before it went up

Practice questions on unit 3

10 multiple-choice questions written against this chapter, each with its answer and the reason. Try one before you open the answer.

Question 1

According to the textbook, what is the definition of governance?

  1. A.The exercise of political and administrative authority at all levels to manage a country's affairs
  2. B.The complete control of private market trading by state-owned companies
  3. C.The replacement of formal legal courts with traditional community elders
  4. D.The collection of taxes solely to repay foreign bank loans
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Answer: A The exercise of political and administrative authority at all levels to manage a country's affairs

Why

Governance refers to the exercise of political and administrative authority at all levels to manage a country's affairs, through mechanisms and institutions where citizens and groups articulate their interests and exercise legal rights.

Question 2

Which element of good governance requires elected and appointed officials to be answerable for their decisions and actions?

  1. A.Accountability
  2. B.Nepotism
  3. C.Extortion
  4. D.Arbitrariness
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Answer: A Accountability

Why

Accountability is the principle that requires government officials to be answerable to the public for their acts and decisions, working for the will of the people rather than themselves.

Question 3

When a public office in Dire Dawa serves all citizens and stakeholders within a reasonable time frame, which principle of good governance is it demonstrating?

  1. A.Responsiveness
  2. B.Embezzlement
  3. C.Fraud
  4. D.Alienation
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Answer: A Responsiveness

Why

Responsiveness means that institutions and processes try to serve all stakeholders within a reasonable time frame.

Question 4

An official in a public bureau uses their authority to appoint their own relatives to open jobs instead of qualified applicants. What form of corruption is this?

  1. A.Extortion
  2. B.Embezzlement
  3. C.Nepotism
  4. D.Plagiarism
Show the answer and why

Answer: C Nepotism

Why

Nepotism is a form of favoritism where an office holder with the power to make appointments prefers to nominate their own relatives.

Question 5

In the study of good governance, which principle includes the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment?

  1. A.Effectiveness and efficiency
  2. B.Rule of law
  3. C.Digital literacy
  4. D.Identity theft
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Answer: A Effectiveness and efficiency

Why

Effectiveness and efficiency means institutions meet society's needs by making the best use of resources, which also covers the sustainable use of natural resources and environmental protection.

Question 6

A person in Bahir Dar teaches in a school using a professional license obtained on false grounds. According to the textbook, this act is an example of which form of corruption?

  1. A.Fraud
  2. B.Nepotism
  3. C.Extortion
  4. D.Embezzlement
Show the answer and why

Answer: A Fraud

Why

Fraud is a crime involving trickery, swindle, or deceit. The textbook specifically gives teaching with a license obtained on false grounds as an example of fraud.

Question 7

An administrative official secretly takes public money allocated for clinic construction in Adama and uses it for personal expenses. What form of corruption is this?

  1. A.Bribery
  2. B.Embezzlement
  3. C.Extortion
  4. D.Nepotism
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Answer: B Embezzlement

Why

Embezzlement is defined as the theft or misappropriation of public resources by public officials.

Question 8

What does the principle of equity and inclusiveness require in good governance?

  1. A.Ensuring all members, especially the most vulnerable, have opportunities to improve or maintain their well-being
  2. B.Providing government services only to individuals who pay extra service fees
  3. C.Allowing only wealthy citizens to participate in local budget decisions
  4. D.Restricting legal aid services to private commercial businesses
Show the answer and why

Answer: A Ensuring all members, especially the most vulnerable, have opportunities to improve or maintain their well-being

Why

Equity and inclusiveness requires ensuring that all members feel they have a stake in society and that all groups, particularly the most vulnerable, have opportunities to improve or maintain their well-being.

Question 9

Why are the fundamental elements of good governance considered interrelated?

  1. A.A problem in any single indicator will compromise the effectiveness of the other indicators
  2. B.Each element functions in complete isolation without affecting other parts of government
  3. C.Practicing one element removes the need for legal systems and courts
  4. D.Institutions are only required to implement one chosen element per fiscal year
Show the answer and why

Answer: A A problem in any single indicator will compromise the effectiveness of the other indicators

Why

The elements of good governance are interrelated because the success of one depends on another. For example, accountability cannot work effectively unless there is transparency and openness.

Question 10

Why does extreme poverty present a major barrier to realizing good governance?

  1. A.Starving citizens must focus on getting daily meals rather than participating in decision-making processes
  2. B.Poor citizens are legally barred from attending public community meetings
  3. C.Poverty prevents governments from writing official regulations and laws
  4. D.Poor citizens are not permitted to use public health facilities
Show the answer and why

Answer: A Starving citizens must focus on getting daily meals rather than participating in decision-making processes

Why

Poverty undermines participation because when people are starved, they are concerned about where to get food and cannot easily focus on participating in decision-making processes.

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The textbook pages for unit 3

Unit 3 runs from page 64 to page 89 of the Ministry of Education edition.

Ministry of Education edition, English, 222 pages

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