Key Concepts in Citizenship and Rights

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Democracy

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A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

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Rule of Law

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The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced.

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Active Citizenship

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Engagement in the community and society to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community's future.

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Legal Citizenship

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The status of being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.

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Direct Discrimination

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When someone is treated less favorably than another person in a similar situation because of a specific characteristic.

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Indirect Discrimination

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When a policy or practice applies to everyone but inadvertently disadvantages a particular group.

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Assimilation

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The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.

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Isolation

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The process or fact of isolating or being isolated, often used in the context of social or cultural separation.

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Ethnocentricity

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Evaluating other cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.

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Human Rights

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Basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death.