Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens Pt 1

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens Pt 1

By Valicia Rolle

• ​Define "rights" and "responsibilities"

• Explain the term "alienable rights"

• List various types of rights ​

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By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

Objectives:​

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Recap of Last Week

Types of Citizens

We defined and discussed the term partisan and nonpartisan citizen.

We listed various groups living in the Bahamas.

We discussed the criteria of a good citizen. ​

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• ​Rights: a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something

• Responsibilities: a thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role or legal obligation

• Alienable Right: something that can be transferred, meaning it can be sold or given away.

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Terms:

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Multiple Choice

A thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role or legal obligation

• Rights

• Responsibilities

• Alienable Rights

Multiple Choice

Something that can be transferred, meaning it can be sold or given away.

• Rights

• Responsibilities

• Alienable Rights

Multiple Choice

A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.

• Rights

• Responsibilities

• Alienable Rights

Human Rights: the ​fundamental rights we are all entitled to.

Civil Rights: rights that one enjoys by virtue of citizenship​

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Types of Rights

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Multiple Choice

The right to life is a human right.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The right of protection from discrimination is a human right.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Slavery is an example of exercising an alienable right.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Preserving our human rights is not our responsibility.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Identify examples of human rights.

• Child Rights

• Rights for Women

• Rights for Rocks

• Disability and Age Rights.

Nine Core Human Rights Treaty

1. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

2. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

3. The Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

4. The Convention on the Rights of the Child

5. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

6. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

7. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

8. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

9. The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced​

PSA Project

Select a "right" and give a brief summary of it. 5pts

Identify an organization which supports your right and explain how. 5pts

Identify ways a community group within your community can help. 5pts

Present the information as a Public Service Announcement not exceeding five minutes. ​

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Due February 17, 2022 - Presentations will be made in class.