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JSS1 Civic Education

Rights and Duties of Citizens

Overview

Explain the meaning of rights and duties Identify and distinguish between citizen's rights and duties. State the importance of citizen's rights and duties.

What you'll learn
  • Meaning of rights and duties with examples e.g.
  • - right to education
  • - right to life
  • - right to opinion/ freedom of expression
  • Differences between "Rights" (e.g. voting rights) and "Duties" (e.g. payment of taxes, obedience to the law) of citizens.
  • Importance of citizens rights and duties
  • - social control
  • - peace
  • - due process
  • - discipline.