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ExploringCitizenshipandGovernance C1 Attributescanshapeone’sunderstandingof citizenship1. Legal Status- Thismeansthat thepersonisrecognisedbylawtobeamember of that country.- Birth/ Descent/ Mariage/ Naturalisation2. Asenseof identity- Commonspaces, commonpractices, commonexperiences- Thesecreateasenseof belongingandattachment tothecountry.3. Shareddecision/ values- Historyandheritage/ Thecountry’sexperiences (For example, Singaporeexperiencedracial riotsin1964.) - Acountry’ssharedvaluescanalsochangeover timeasdifferent challengesarise4. Civicparticipation- Civicparticipationreferstocitizensactivelytakingpart inpublicaffairs.- Publicaffairsaremattersof general interest or concerntomost peopleinsociety. - Individual/Community&Formal groups- Whenpeoplecontributetopublicaffairs, theyfeel agreater senseof belonging.- Thosewhoseneedsareservedandtakencareof alsofeel asenseof connectionandwell-being.- Eventhosewhodonot volunteer cancontributebybeingresponsiblefor themselvesandtheir family. C2 Government inarepresentativedemocracy1. Functionsof government- LegislatureTheLegislatureperformsthegovernment functionof makingandpassinglaws.- ExecutiveTheExecutiveperformsthegovernment functionof enforcingandimplementinglaws. Itconsistsof thePresident andtheCabinet.- JudiciaryThejudiciaryfulfilsthegovernment functionof interpretingandapplyinglawsthroughtheCourts.2. Rolesof government- Maintainslawandorder (TheSingaporePoliceForce(SPF) aimstoprevent, deter anddetect crime, anditsworkiswide-ranging. Thepoliceprotect livesbyensuringthat athreat doesnot escalatetothepoint that someoneisharmed.) - Ensurestheeconomicandsocial well-beingof citizens (TheCPFisacomprehensivesavingsplanthat providesafoundationfor theretirement of most Singaporeans. It canalsobeusedtobuyahome, payfor healthcareexpensesandtakecareof lovedones.) - Promotesandprotectsacountry’snational interest (For example, theMinistryof DefencedevelopstheSingaporeArmedForces(SAF) torespondtomilitarythreatsusingthelatest equipment andtechnology.) C3 Decidingwhat isgoodfor society1. Differingneedsandinterests (e.g., HBL- lackof conducivelearningenvironmentsat home) - belessagreement onwhat isconsideredgoodfor societyasbenefitsof government’sdecisionsmayonlybefelt bycertaincommunitiesinthesocietyandnot bytheother.2. Differingpriorities- resourcesarelimited→thegovernment cannot possiblyaddresstheprioritiesof everycitizen→tofeelingsof distrust towardsthegovernment →social tensions3. Unequal sharingof costs- varyingimpact that adecisionhasondifferent groupsof people.4. Trade-off- Atrade-off involvesmakingadecisionbetweentwoor morethingsthat cannot beobtainedat thesametimeduetolimitedresources. Thismeansthat havingmoreof onethingwouldresult inhavinglessof another.5. Havinggoodleadership- For example, Mr LimKimSan, first chairmanof theHousingDevelopment Board(HDB), wasabletocomplete26,000flatsin3years, anexceptional achievement comparedtoSingaporeImprovement Trust’s(SIT) 23,019unitsbuilt in32years. 6. Anticip