Starter quiz
- What word do we use for being a part of a country and being vested with the rights and responsibilities of that state?
- brother
- citizen ✓
- migrant
- refugee
- asylum seeker
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- What might be an obligation of being a UK citizen?
- supporting a local footbal team
- visiting London
- following the law ✓
- using the NHS
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- What are the set of values which British people share known as?
- 'fundamental British values' ✓
- People can usually work out their citizenship from an important document that they carry. What is that document called?
- Driving Licence
- P45
- pay slip
- Passport ✓
- mortgage deed
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- Which of these best matches the right to freedom of expression?
- The right to be offensive to people based on their race.
- The right to ignore the police.
- The right to publish a criticism of the government. ✓
- The right to not wear school uniform.
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- Match the British value to its definition.
- tolerance⇔the willingness to co-exist with beliefs different to our own ✓
- individual liberty⇔the ability to believe, act, speak and express yourself freely ✓
- mutual respect⇔treating others with kindness and consideration ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the term to the correct definition.
- freedom⇔the power to think, act or do as you want ✓
- obligation⇔an act that a person is morally or legally required to do ✓
- right⇔something we are entitled to by law ✓
- At what age are we considered adults?
- 10
- 13
- 16
- 18 ✓
- 21
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- What is the age in England where a person is criminally responsible?
- 8
- 10 ✓
- 16
- 18
- 21
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- Which of these is an obligation?
- to travel the world
- to gain a state pension
- to enjoy a free education
- to vote in elections when you are 18 ✓
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- Starting with the youngest age, put the following rights into the order of when a citizen gains them in the UK.
- 1⇔be considered criminally responsible
- 2⇔get a part-time job
- 3⇔apply for a driver's licence
- 4⇔get married
- Which statement is correct?
- Rights and obligations are only defined by law.
- Not all of our obligations are legal, some of them are moral. ✓
- Citizenship provides rights and freedoms with no obligations.
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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.
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.
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
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