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.

Lesson details

Class: JSS1
Subject: Civic Education
Theme: Citizenship
Duration: 30:12

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.

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