Name of the teacher : Selma Roselet Std : VIII

School : Division :

Subject : Social Science Duration : 45 mts

Unit : People and State government Date :

Subunit : Executive Branch of government

Curricular Statement : Realises Governor is the head of the executive

branch of the State government

Learning Outcome : To understand the functions of executive branch

: To realize the formation of executive branch

: To compose the duties of ministers

Content analysis :

Terms : Executive branch of government, Governor, Chief

minister legislative assembly, ministry

Facts : Governor is the head of the executive branch of the

state government

: Governor is appointed by the president of India

: The term of office of the governor is for 5 years

: Chief minister is the leader of the legislative

assembly

: For the convenience of administration, ministers

are given charge of various appointments

: Resignation of the chief minister means the

resignation of the council of ministers

: Chief minister is the connecting link between the

state governor and the ministers

: The person elected as chief minister should be a

member of the legislature

: The Legislative assembly can on various occasions

intere with the functions of the council of ministers.

Concept : The powers are vested in chief minister and the other

ministers

Pre-requisite : The students have some knowledge about the functions

of executive branch of the government

Teaching Learning Resources : Chart showing the duties of chief minister

: Chart showing the duties of ministers.

Classroom Interaction Procedure Pupil Response

Introduction

1. Do you know, who is the head our state?

2. Who is our chief minister?

3. Do you know our ministers?

4. Do you know the head of the executive branch of

the state government?

With these questions teacher enters into the topic

B.B

Executive Branch of Government

Presentation

Activity – 1

Teacher shows a slide which describes about the Executive

branch of government

Slide – I

By showing the 1st slide the teacher introduces the lesson

and she explains the content.

Then teacher discusses the governor of the state and his

functions.

Slide – II

After

presenting

the slide

the

students

and teachers examines the above slide. After that teacher

asks do you know about the duties of chief minister.

Slide – III

Governor is the head of the executive

branch of the State Government

Governor is the head of the

executive branch of the state

government

Governor is appointed by the

president of India.

The term of office of the governor is

for 5 years.

He is assisted in administrative

matters by the chief minister and

other members of the council of

ministers

The real powers are vested in the

chief minister and the ministers.

The governor appoints the leader of

the majority party or of the coalition

front as the chief minister.

The other ministers are appointed by

the governor on the advice of the

chief minister.

The chief minister is the leader of

the legislative assembly

Teacher explains about the functions of chief minister

deeply. By showing the Vth

slide teacher explains the

functions of ministries.

Slide – V

After showing the last slide teacher explains the

importance and functions of executive branch of

government in brief. Teacher repeats all points once more.

After teacher concluding the topic.

For the convenience of

administration, ministers are given

charge of various departments.

The chief minister can also ask for

the resignation of the ministers if

their functioning is not satisfactory.

The chief secretary and other

officials assist the ministry in day-

to-day administration.

Review

1. Who is the head of the executive branch of government?

2. Who is the head of the legislative assembly?

3. What are the functions of governor?

4. What are the functions of Chief minister?

5. Who is appointed by the president of India?

Follow up activity

Analyse ad write a brief note about the executive branch of government.