RI Y4 SS T1W2 Citizenship 2022

Unit 3: Active Citizenship & Civil Society2022 Year 4 Social Studies & Philosophy

Unit Overview Part 1Active citizenship and interest articulation Part 2Civil society and its development in Singapore Part 3The challenges of growing civil society

Essential Questions•Why should citizens play an active role in the political decision-making process?•What can individuals do to effect change in society?•What is civil society?•How has civil society developed in Singapore?•What are the challenges of growing civil society in Singapore?•What are the limits to political participation in Singapore?

Part 1: Active Citizenship and Interest Articulation

SlidoQuestion•What is citizenship? Write the first word that comes to mind when you think of the concept.

Stateless to citizen: Cindy Lim –TODAYonline

Defining Citizenship•Attributes of citizenship•A legal status: membershipwith rightsand responsibilities•A sense of belonging and identityshaped by shared beliefs and experiences•Participation in public affairs or matters of general concern in society(Upper Secondary Social Studies textbook pp. 5-25)

Defining Citizenship•Sense of belonging•Feelingconnected to and acceptedas a member of a place or community•National identity•A sense of a nationas a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language

Defining Citizenship•Citizenship is a relationship between the individual and the state in which the two are bound together by reciprocal rights and duties•Citizens differ from subjects and aliens in that they are full members of their political community or state by virtue of their possession of basic rights(Andrew Heywood, 2007, Politics [3rd ed.] pp. 440-441)

Defining Citizenship•Becoming a citizen:•Descent•Marriage•Naturalisation•Place of birth•Others (e.g.investment)