Year 11 - Citizenship
Citizenship unpacked - rights and responsibilities
How does identity affect rights?
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to the concept of multiply identities, pupils consider what impact different identities can have on rights.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the freedoms and obligations that come with being a citizen in the UK today.
Key Notes
- Being a citizen of the UK comes with a range of rights and freedoms, but also with certain obligations.
- The rights and freedoms we have come partly from The Human Rights Act (1998).
- As we get older, we are given more rights and our obligations increase too.
Vocabulary To Learn
- freedom: the power to think, act or do as you want
- obligation: an act that a person is morally or legally required to do
- citizen: a person who belongs to a country and has certain rights as they either live in the country, or were born in the country; it is a legal status given to people
- citizenship: being a citizen of a country and being vested with the rights and responsibilities of that state
- right: a right is something we are entitled to by law
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All rights and obligations are legal requirements.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Being a citizen of the UK comes with a range of rights and freedoms, but also with certain obligations. The rights and freedoms we have come partly from The Human Rights Act (1998).
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'freedom'
the power to think, act or do as you want.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All rights and obligations are legal requirements. Correction: Not all of our obligations are legal, some of them are moral, for example to be part of a community and support the community is a moral obligation rather than a legal one.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Exploring British identity - who are the British? Study Guide
- Identity and rights - a deliberative discussion Study Guide
- Migrants - who are they? Study Guide
- Refugees - understanding their journey Study Guide
- Safety for all - how Britain keeps us secure Study Guide
- Shared values - do they unite us? Study Guide
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