Issue 1 Recapitulation

Which is not an attribute that shapes our understanding of citizenship?

• Civic Participation

• Legal Status

• Race and Religion

• A sense of identity

Jiak Peng recently became a citizen after living in Singapore for 10 years and participating in programmes to know more about Singapore. Jiak Peng obtained his citizenship through .....

• Descent

• Naturalisation

• Marriage

• Birth

Which attribute does this relate to: Mei Goh Reng believes in Singapore's multiracialism and actively tries to foster good relationships with her neighbours of different ethnicities

• National Identity

• Legal status

• Civic participation

• Shared Values

Which is not a role of the government

• Promote and protect a country's interests

• To ensure law and order in the country

• To facilitate participation in public affairs

• To ensure the economic and social well-being of citizens

The Practice of establishing strong and friendly ties and getting countries to cooperate to produce results is known as ..

• Diplomacy

• Justice

• Deterrence

• Protection

Which of the following is not a function of the government

• To interpret the laws

• To identify the laws

• To make and pass laws

• To enact and enforce the laws

What is this an example of? The different members of parliament debating over a proposed law.

• Legislature

• Cabinet

• Executive

• Judiciary

Mr Chee-Ken Rais feels that schools are important. However, he does not like that a new school was built right beside his house. This illustrates

• Needs and Interests

• Trade-Offs

• Not in my backyard syndrome

• Differing priorities

Answer explanation

This is a result of the unequal sharing of costs

In deciding to spend his limited pocket money on Genshin Impact games, Jay-Mer was not able to buy any food. This illustrates the concept of ...

• Needs and Interests

• Unequal sharing of costs

• Trade-offs

• Differing priorities

Why is it difficult to decide what is good for society?

• There are differing interests and needs

• One decision might lead to an unequal sharing of costs

• Balancing between different trade offs

• One decision might negatively impact another group.