2009 Flashcards
Describe rights and responsibilities
A right is a freedom that is protected, such as the right to free speech and religion. A responsibility is a duty or something you should do, such as recycling or doing your homework.
Describe human dignity
This means that everyone has the right to satisfy basic needs, such as food, security, shelter and education. Dignity gives an individual a sense of value and worth.
Describe stewardship
the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or property eg local community
Describe development
an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation.
Describe democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through representatives
Describe Law
Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior
Describe interdependence
the dependence of two or more people or things on each other.
Eg community