ch1-6 MindMap Flashcards
extremely summarized
understanding of citizenship can be shaped by…?
- legal status
- sense of identity
- shared values
- civic participation
define legal status
- recognise, law, member, country
what does legal status grant?
rights
- in constituition
what does legal status involve?
obligations
- duties, citizens req fulfill
define sense of identity
- how person percieve self, believes others percieve self
how is sense of national identity shaped
common experiences, practices, spaces
define shared values
- principles, beliefs, embraced, impt, grp of ppl
what are shared values affected by?
country history, challenges
what does shared values contribute towards?
collective decision making, judgment
define civic participation
citizens take part, public affair, matter general interest concern
what does civic participation involve?
contribute effort $$
address societal issue, concerns/passions
who can civic participate
- individuals
- comm. grps (formal, informal)
how is civic participation viewed?
important obligation, fulfill -> motivated citizens
define citizenship
- more than status granted -> country
- relationship, person w/ country
- understood diff, diff ppl, over time
- affected, persons knowledge, aspirations, experiences
define SGP democracy
representative democracy
- elect representatives, behalf
- limited power, make decision
what is the constitution?
supreme law
lays out funct. of govt.
what is separation of powers for?
prevent conc. power, small, select, grp
fair, accountable govt.
what is Legislature, Executive, Judciary made of
Legislature
- President, Parliment
Executive
- President, Cabinet
Judicary
- Chief Justice, courts
wat does Legislature do?
make, pass law
- pass bill, debate draft, Parliment
- receive President agreement -> law
wat does executive do?
enforce law
- formulate, implement govt. policies
- day-to-day admin
- support MOE MOH e.g.
wat does judiciary do?
apply law
- make formal judgment, disupte
- indiv - indiv
- indiv - govt
roles in society (govt)
- maintain law, order
- econ., social wellbeing, citizens
- promote, protect country national interest