The contents of book are as given below
Unit 1: Building a Democratic System 2
1. Basic Principles of the Ethiopian Constitution 3
2. Human and Democratic Rights and the Ethiopian Constitution 6
3. Citizens’ Obligations/Duties 8
4. Features of a Democratic System 10
5. Federalism 12
6. Ethiopia and International Relations 15
Unit 2: Rule of Law 20
1. Rule of Law and Constitution 21
2. The Necessity of the Rule of Law 23
3. Limited and Unlimited Governments 26
4. The Rule of Law and Combating Corruption 28
Unit 3: Equality 32
1. The Importance of Equality among the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia 33
2. The Individual and the Public Interest 35
3. Gender Issues and Socially Discriminated Groups 37
4. The Tendency to Negate Unity in Diversity 40
Unit 4: Justice 44
1. Fairness 45
2. Analysis of Equitability 48
3. Components of the Justice System 50
4. The Workings of the Court 53
5. Fairness in Taxation 56
Unit 5: Patriotism 59
1. The Bases of Patriotism 60
2. Responsibilities Required from Patriotic Citizens 63
3. Issues of Development 66
4. Voluntarism on a National Basis 70
Unit 6: Responsibility 75
1. Citizens’ Obligations in Society 76
2. Responsibility for the Consequences of one’s own Actions 79
3. Responsibility in Respecting Moral and Legal Obligations in Society 81
4. Responsibility for Protecting the Environment 83
5. Responsibility to Overcome Wastage of Public Property 87
6. Responsible Behaviour against HIV/AIDS 89
Unit 7: Industriousness 93
1. Respect for Work 94
2. Ethical Work Conduct 96
3. Hard Work and Development 98
4. Policies and Strategies for Development 101
Unit 8: Self-Reliance 104
1. Attributes of Self-reliance 105
2. Dependency and its Consequences 110
3. Self-reliance and Decision-making 112
Unit 9: Saving 116
1. The Need for New Thinking in Saving 117
2. Ways of Improving the Habit of Saving 119
3. Traditional and Modern Institutions of Saving in Ethiopia 121
4. Saving as an Instrument of Investment and Development 123
Unit 10: Active Community Participation 127
1. Civic Participation 128
2. Monitoring and Influencing Actions of Government Bodies 131
Unit 11: The Pursuit of Wisdom 135
1. The Significance of Knowledge 136
2. Knowledge and Data 138
3. Reading for more Knowledge 140
4. Truth versus Myth 142