Substrand: "9.3 Provincial/State Leadership, Politics and Governance" (8 periods)

This sub strand consists of four sub strands. It aims to explain modern governance issues affecting provincial governments and other aspects of Governance and ways to address these issues.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

9.3.1 understand the structure , functions and importance of provincial governments system in Solomon Islands (u)

9.3.1.1 name some provincial leaders in their own provinces
9.3.1.2 identify the different provinces in Solomon Islands and their administration centers
9.3.1.3 identify the symbols, flags, second appointed days, etc, of each province
9.3.1.4 describe how provincial leaders are chosen in the provincial government system and the roles of Premiers and provincial assembly
9.3.1.5 explain the functions and importance of the provincial government system and its link with national government

9.3.2 understand the difference between the present provincial government system and proposed state government (u)

9.3.2.1 explain what a state government is and compare and contrast it with provincial government system

9.3.3 be able to draw and label the structure of the provincial government system of Solomon Islands (s)

9.3.3.1 draw and label the structure of the provincial government system of Solomon Islands

9.3.4 form opinions about the strengths and weaknesses of state and provincial governments (a)

9.3.4.1 discuss the advantages and disadvantages of provincial government and the proposed state or Federal government system