What freedoms and obligations come with citizenship?
I can explain the freedoms and obligations that come with being a citizen in the UK today.
What freedoms and obligations come with citizenship?
I can explain the freedoms and obligations that come with being a citizen in the UK today.
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Lesson details
Key learning 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).
- As we get older, we are given more rights and our obligations increase too.
Keywords
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 was born in a particular country and has certain rights or has been given certain rights because of having lived there
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 misconception
All rights and obligations are legal requirements.
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.
To help you plan your year 10 citizenship lesson on: What freedoms and obligations come with citizenship?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 citizenship lesson on: What freedoms and obligations come with citizenship?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the willingness to co-exist with beliefs different to our own
the ability to believe, act, speak and express yourself freely
treating others with kindness and consideration
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the power to think, act or do as you want
an act that a person is morally or legally required to do
something we are entitled to by law