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i’mgoingtowalkontoongoingtraffic.lastlapguys. CONTENT:CHAPTER ONE: EXPLAIN HOW THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP IN SHAPING ONE’S CITIZENSHIP ATTRIBUTES WHAT IS THE FACTORABOUT? HOW DOES IT SHAPEIDENTITYLINK (EXPLANATION) EXAMPLES CITIZENSHIPSHAPED BYLEGAL STATUS citizenshipbylegalstatuscanbedonethroughdescent,marriage,countryofbirthornaturalisation.youarealsograntedaccesstorightsandresponsibilities. citizensmayfeelasenseofbelongingtothecountryandmayfeelmoremotivatedtoparticipateinmeaningfulcausestocontributebacktothegovernmentandtowardsthegoodofsociety countryofbirth marriage naturalisation CITIZENSHIP BYSENSE OFBELONGING comesfromasharedbeliefthateveryonebelongsinthesamecountry citizensmayfeelasenseofbelongingandhavethedesiretobeinvolvedinthenationalaffairsofthecountryandmakeitabetterplacetolivein. commonpracticessuchascelebratingnationalday(nuha’sbirthdaygiveangbao) beingrecognisedasafoodhaven CITIZENSHIP BYPARTICIPATINGIN PUBLICAFFAIRS participationinpublicaffairsshapesaperson’scitizenshipasitconcernsthegeneralinterestsofcitizens citizensareabletocontributetowardsthegoodofsocietyeitherasindividualsororganisedgroups.mostofthetime,citizenscontributeinareastheyarepassionateabout,hencecontributingtowardsagreaterownershipandcommitmenttowardsthecausestheyareinvolvedin generalelections(everyfiveyears,whenurlegal,ugovoteforwhateverpartythatappealstouthemost.likejstimagineufindjamuslimhotrightthenuvoteforhispartyakaworker’sparty)

CHAPTER 2: EXPLAIN HOW THE FOLLOWING ARE CHALLENGES IN DECIDING WHAT IS GOOD FORSINGAPORE SOCIETY. CHALLENGE WHAT IS THISCHALLENGE ABOUT? HOW ARE THESE CHALLENGESFOR THE GOVERNMENT INDECIDING WHAT IS GOOD FORSOCIETY? EXAMPLES DIFFERINGNEEDS ANDINTERESTS itisabouthowadiversepopulationmaynotbeabletoagreeoncommoninterests giventhatsocietyonlyhaslimitedresources,itwouldbeimpossibleforeveryone’sneedsandintereststobefullymet.assuch,decisionsonhowtheresourcesshouldbeusedwouldneedtobemadetobenefitthemajorityinthesociety. citizenswithoutcarswouldrequireaseamlessconnectionofmrtlinesandbusstops.citizenswiththeirownmodeoftransportmayneedthegovernmenttobuildanefficientroadnetwork/highwaysratherthanmrtlinesandbusstops. DIFFERINGPRIORITIES itisabouthowadiversepopulationmaynotagreetowhichareathegovernmentshouldprioritisetowhatisthemostimportant hence,itisachallengeforthegovernmentindecidingwhatisgoodforsocietyasthegovernmenthaslimitedfundsandresourcestoprovidewhateachgroupofsocietyseesasimportantpriorityasaresult,tensionscouldariseasnoteveryone’sprioritiescouldbeaddressedeffectivelyandthegovernmentwouldhavetomanagethisaswell. bukitbrowncemetery(localswantedtopreservehistorybutgovtsaidNololwegnabuildhighwayheresaybyetourdeadancestors) tohyiestate(entitledlocalssigningpetitioncausetheydon’twantgovttousetheirland,thattheyuseasbasketballcourt,joggingtrack,communitygardenandexercisearea,tobuildflatsforoldpeople#ageist) serangoongardens(localssaidnotobuildingaforeignworkerdormitorybeingbuiltintheirestatelolzthenendupsaytheyoverreacted) UNEQUALSHARING OFCOSTS whenadecisionismade,someindividualsorgroupswillbear hence,unequalsharingofcostsisachallengeforthegovernmentindecidingwhatisgoodforsocietyasthere thomsoneast-coastlinecrossislandmrtline(noisecomplainabouttheconstruction,people

greatercoststhanothers willbedisagreementsbetweentheaffectedpeoplewiththegovernmentduetotheinconveniencecausedasaresultofagovernmentdecision/policy hadtomoveoutfromtheirhouses) CHAPTER 2: EXPLAIN HOW THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP SHAPE GOVERNANCE IN SINGAPORE. GUIDINGPRINCIPLESOFGOVERNANCE WHAT IS THEPRINCIPLE ABOUT? HOW DOES THIS HELPSHAPE THE GOVERNANCEIN SG? EXAMPLES HAVING GOODLEADERSHIP goodleadershipispossessingthequalitiesthatcanmakedecisionsforthegoodofthecountryratherthanforpersonalinterests. thisincludesbeinghonestandcapable.theymustalsohavethemoralcourageandintegritytodowhatisrightandnotjustwhatispopular. hence,goodleadershiphelpsshapethegovernmentinsingaporebecausewithgoodleaders,thecountrywouldbeledwithefficiencyandcontrol,whichwouldleadtoprogressofthecountry. hence,goodleadershiphelpedshapethegovernanceinsingaporebecausetheypossessedtherightqualitiestohelpbuildandimprovesingaporewhichwouldalsoleadtosingapore’sprogress. mrleekuanyewfocusesonhowitwasimportanttohaveagovernmentwhichishonest.thus,heemphasisesonagovernmentwhichisnotcorruptandhonest. uncorruptedleaders.singaporeisrankedfirstinaseanwhenitcomestonon-corruptionwhichreflectsgoodleadership. 1mdbinmalaysiacomparethistosingapore michaelfaycaning–howsingaporedoeswhatisrightbutnotnecessarilypopular (https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=61e0277e-fbeb-4ebc-88ea-8a9c58e13e05) ANTICIPATINGCHANGE ANDSTAYINGRELEVANT singaporehastobeopentonewideasandpredictthechangesthatwouldhappenintheworld[anticipatechange]tomakepoliciesto hence,anticipatingchangeandstayingrelevanthelpedshapegovernanceinsingaporebecauseacountry’slongtermsuccessanddevelopmentdependson newater(theytakethelongkangwaterputchemicaltotreatthenucandrink) integratedresort(sentosaandmbs)

sustainthedevelopmentofsingapore[stayingrelevant] evenwhencitizens’needsandinterestsareaffectedintheshorttermduetoadecisionbasedonmorelongtermconsiderations,tensionsmayarise.thegovernmentneedstomanagethesetensionsandremainforwardlooking. thegovernment’sabilitytolookaheadandmakesounddecisions. lifelonglearning(#schvalues) digitaldefence PROVIDING ASTAKE FOREVERYONE providingastakeforeveryoneistoencouragesingaporeanstosharetheirviewaboutpoliciesanddecisionmaking.thisistohelpthemdevelopastrongsenseofbelonging. hence,providingastakeforeveryonehelpedshapegovernanceasitwillstrengthenthebondbetweenpeopleandgovernment.withtrustbuilt,thepeoplewouldbemorewillingtoworkwiththegovernmenttobringsingaporetoprogress. publichousingscheme(homeownership) singaporeconversations PRACTISINGMERITOCRACY meritocracyiswhensuccessisbasedonhardworkandtalentandnotjustbasedonone’sbackgroundandisaboutbeingrewardedbasedontalent/effortandnotwealthandsocialstanding/results. hence,practicingmeritocracyhelpsshapegovernancebecausewhenpeoplearerewardedbasedontheirabilitiesandeffort,theyareencouragedtoworkhardandcontributebacktothegovernment. edusavescholarships/bursary dsalifelonglearning(myskillsfuture)specialisedschools CHAPTER 3: EXPLAIN HOW THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP TO BUILD A BETTER SOCIETY ROLE OFGOVERNMENT WHAT IS THE FACTORABOUT? HOW DOES THE FACTORHELP BUILD A BETTERSOCIETY? EXAMPLES

MAINTAININGINTERNALORDER &EXTERNALSECURITY internalsecurity:toprotectcitizensandpropertywithinthecountry. externalsecurity:tostrengthensingapore’sdefenceandtodeterpotentialenemiesfromattackingsingapore. therefore,maintaininginternalorderandexternalsecurityisimportantinworkingtowardsthegoodofsocietyasthegovernmentisabletoensurethatsingaporeiskeptsafeforthegrowthofthecountry. externalsecurity:thecaseofpedrabranca–howdiplomacywasneededtoensurethatrelationshipsbetweenneighbouringcountriesaremaintained. (pedrabrancaisanISLAND.onemoretimeiseesomeoneaskwhoisthisfellaiwillwhackyou)(usegoogle) internalsecurity:forexample,agenciessuchastheicaensurethatourborderiskeptsafe.forexample,icahasintroducedthebiometricspassportwherethenewpassportdesignhasup-to-datesecurityfeaturesthatmakeittoughertoforgeortamperwith. attackscenarios(suchasmultiplegunmenshooting,vehicleramming)atcheckpointswerealsoconductedtoensurethatofficersarepreparedtohandlesecurityincidentssuchasthese. externalsecurity:thecaseofpedrabranca–howdiplomacywasneededtoensurethatrelationshipsbetweenneighbouringcountriesaremaintained. ENSURINGJUSTICE ensuringjusticeisensuringthatsingaporeanshavetheconfidencethatthecourtswilljudgepeoplefairly. hence,ensuringjusticecanhelpthegovernmentbuildabettersocietybecausesingaporeanswillhavetheconfidencethatthecourtswilljudgepeoplefairly. applicationforpersonalprotectionorder(#ppo) PROVIDINGGOODS ANDSERVICES FORTHE PUBLIC governmentdevoteresourcestoimprovingthewell-beingoftheircitizensthroughtheprovisionofgoodandservices hence,byprovidinggoodsandservicesforthepublic,thegovernmentcanbuildabettersocietybecausethegovernmentisabletoensurethatthewe