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All the layers to YOUR citizenship!
I wonder
what a
CITIZEN is?
TAKE A GUESS!
A citizen is…
A. a person who does good deeds.
B. someone involved in politics.
C. a member of a community with
rights and responsibilities.
D. an adult.
Of a city?
So does that mean
that I’m a citizen?
Of a
province?
Am I a citizen of
my school?
We’re citizens of
SOMETHING, right?
A community is group of people
that share an environment.
Every day you are part of several
different layers of community.
That means you have many
different levels of citizenship!
Levels
You are also a citizen
of your country!
Levels
Our country is made
up of 10 provinces &
3 territories . You
are a citizen of the
province where you
live.
Levels
You are a citizen
of the city in which
you live.
SCHOOL
Levels
Our school or workplace
is a community too.
These are the people we
interact with outside
our homes every day .
The people we live
with make up the
smallest “community”
we belong to.
Levels
Levels
Canada
Quebec
Rosemere
WAIT!
R.H.S.
Why should I care?
“People I live
with”
In order to be a citizen
in Greece, one had to:
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Be male
Over age 20
Be born of Athenian
parents & live in
Athens
Have completed
military training
Greek citizens had rights and responsibilities:
Rights:
-Own land
-Govern the city
Responsibilities:
-pay their taxes
-educate their
children
-participate in
political life
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Remember, that not everyone in Greece
was considered a citizen.
Approximately 85% of the population of
Athens did not have citizenship rights.
But what about in Canada today?
Is there still a social hierarchy?
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Originally, one had to be from Rome or be the son
of a Roman citizen to have citizenship.
As the empire expanded, Roman citizenship was
extended to men in the conquered territories if they
met one of the following requirements:
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Be an ally and settle in Rome
Render service to the Empire
Serve in the military
Be considered sufficiently romanized
In the year 212 CE, Emperor Carcalla granted
Roman citizenship to all free men in the Empire
Roman citizenship no longer depended solely on
where you were born or who your parents were.
If being a citizen
means having rights
and responsibilities,
where do rights and
responsibilities come
from?
TAKE A GUESS!
We get our rights and responsibilities as citizens
from…
A. different places depending on the level of
citizenship.
B. one member of the community
who decides for us.
C. politicians.
D. the President.
City Charter
SCHOOL
School Handbook
HOME
Now that I
know
where
What
are
rights and
rights??
responsibilities
come from…
TAKE A GUESS!
Rights are…
A. things adults get to do.
B. privileges the President has.
C. electric bulbs that let you read
in the dark.
D. a privilege or a
claim to something.
So, what kinds of
rights do citizens
have at each
level?
CITY
City Charter
SCHOOL
School Handbook
I can answer that one!
Sometimes rights…
…are the flip side of
responsibilities.
Rights
Responsibilities
So if the handbook says you
can’t do something…
... it is silently giving the
right to do something else.
You have the
right to bring a
regular wallet.
No wallets
with chains!
So school handbooks usually
focus on responsibilities
instead of rights. BUT…
“Do not throw food in the lunch room”
is silently saying you have the right to :
Eat in the lunch room!
“Students must be seated during athletic
activities” is silently saying you have the
right to :
Attend athletic activities!
“No t-shirts with inappropriate slogans”
is silently saying you have the right to :
Wear appropriate t-shirts to school!
HOME
Adults in Charge
RESPONSIBILITIES
Yikes!
What does this
mean??
TAKE A GUESS!
Responsibilities are…
A. things only adults have to do.
B. duties we have to other people,
to the government, or to the law.
C. unpleasant activities adults
force kids to do.
D. chores you do
outside.
SCHOOL
At school, you are responsible
for following the rules.
You already learned that
school rules usually tell you
what NOT to do.
CITY
If a city ordinance tells you
not to do something...
…then you know you have
a responsibility not to do
that thing.
Even if the ordinance just says
what the punishment is...
…you can still figure out that
you have a responsibility not to
do that thing.
The Canadian Charter
guarantees the right to vote…
…but what would happen if
voting day came and nobody
voted?
Voting is a responsibility
we have…
…because our society can’t
function without it!