Topics in Civic Education
Consequences of dishonesty Importance of values Examination malpractice in Nigeria, causes and solutions Orderliness in civic education Importance of orderliness Examples of orderliness Cooperation in civic education What is honesty? Who is a dishonest person? Cultism: Characteristics of Cultism Cultism: Reasons why people join Cults Illiteracy: Causes of Illiteracy Responsibilities, Duties and Obligations of a Citizen What is Civic Responsibility and Who is a Citizen? Reputation: How to build a good reputation Characteristics of Democracy Cooperation - Factors that promote Cooperation Cooperation: Types of Cooperation Attributes and Benefits of Honesty Meaning and Types of Values in Civic Education Community service explained with its benefitsAcademic Questions in Civic Education
A value that belongs naturally to someone is said to be _____.
A. Self
B. Neutral
C. Humane
D. Positive
E. Negative
F. Intrinsic
A traffic offender mandated to clean the roads is said to have carried out community service.
A. True
B. False
The following are solutions to cultism except _____.
A. The evils and dangers of cultism should be taught from primary schools
B. Government should legalize the use of guns so that students can protect themselves from cultist
C. Laws that discourage cultism should be passed into the constitution
D. Government should work to increase the standard of living in the society
E. Government should provide amnesty to encourage cult members renounce their membership
F. Religious groups should evangelize and pray for known cult members
With regards to cultism in Nigeria, the pyrates and magnificent seven was formed in which university.
A. University of Lagos
B. University of Ibadan
C. University of Ife
D. University of Calabar
E. University of Portharcourt
F. Ahmadu Bello University
The following factors may contribute to illiteracy in a society except _____.
A. Presence of academic structures
B. Culture
C. Poverty
D. Dyslexia and Dysorthogrà phia
E. Corruption
F. Lack of awareness
The above image shows a gallant Nigerian, Doctor Stella Ameyo Adedavoh who sacrificed her life in the act of service, during a disease outbreak in the country. What disease outbreak was this?
A. Bird Flu
B. COVID-19
C. Monkey Pox
D. Ebola
E. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
F. Chicken Pox
Which of the following is not an obligation of a citizen?
A. Payment of tax
B. Exercising the right to vote
C. Service as a jury when called upon
D. Fighting crimes without any need of reporting it
E. Ready to defend the country
F. Engagement in community and volunteer services
A legal process through which a citizen of one country gains citizenship into another country is termed _____.
A. International pass
B. Residential pass
C. Nationalization
D. Naturalization
E. Green card
F. Internationalization
Cooperation is one of the important values needed to successfully accomplish a group work. Recall that 'no man is an island' since we cannot exist or live in isolation.
Cooperation happens to be a social behavior that exists at the very beginning of life. This is true because a newly born child will always need the assistance, love and cooperation of his or her parent(s) or even a stranger.
As a student, it is expected that you cooperate with other students and your teachers for optimum learning.
Cooperation can be defined as the process of coming together, working together and helping one another to achieve a common goal.
Cooperation is the continuous and common endeavor of two or more persons to perform a task or to reach a goal that is commonly cherished.
Cooperation is a form of social interaction wherein two or more persons work together to gain a common end.
There is this saying from the chairman of Microsoft and it goes thus:
Bill Gates
With regards to cooperation, there is an adage that states thus:
Understand that 'division of labor' which is seen in various industries is actually a form of cooperation.
Please read more on division of labour here.
Societies will find it very difficult to develop if there is little or no cooperation among its people. The lack of cooperation within a nation may result to economic crisis and this is indeed not good for its respective citizens.
Please read on the responsibilities, duties and obligations of a citizen here.
We see cooperation all around us; for instance:
From the above instances, it can be observed that cooperation is always channeled towards a common goal.
In order to successfully achieve cooperation, the rights and duties of the people must be clearly defined.
Please read on fundamental human rights here.
Cooperation can be classified into various types based on our environment. These include:
Social cooperation
Religious cooperation
Financial cooperation
Community cooperation
Occupational cooperation
Please read the explanations on various types of cooperation here.
From a general point of view, cooperation can simple categorized into 2. These are:
Direct cooperation
Indirect cooperation
In order to achieve a common goal via cooperation, a minimum of 7 cooperation principles (principles of cooperation) should be adhered to. These are:
Membership should be open and voluntary (not forced upon an individual).
The cooperative group should be democratic in nature. Please read the concept of democracy here.
Members should be willing to donate to their project(s) in cash and works.
The cooperative group should be autonomous, independent and uninfluenced by another hierarchy.
Seminars, educational trainings and necessary information concerning the cooperating group project(s) must be properly given to every member comprising the group.
The members of the cooperative group must understand one another, thus must exist in unity and cooperation.
Ideally, the cooperative group must have a sincere concern for the community where they are present.
Please read more on community and volunteer services here.
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Amazing facts in Civic Education
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist, and she is the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize award at age 17 in 2014, for her work as a child rights activist and champion of girls’ right to education
Canadians are so popular for being incredibly polite. For this reason, the province of Ontario in 2009 passed the 'Apology Act'. The apology act states that:
Saying 'sorry', which can be an expression of sympathy or regret can't legally be considered an admission of guilt or fault
Notable points in Civic Education
All human beings are entitled to a fundamental, inalienable, non-discriminatory, indivisible and universal rights which is termed human rights.
These fundamental rights of humans will allow each and every one of us to live in freedom, equality, fairness, respect, peace and justice.
There is neither discrimination nor distinction in human rights. It doesn't matter if you are are white or black, a Nigerian or a Chinese, male or female, physically challenged or physically complete, rich or poor, yoruba, igbo or hausa, christian, muslim, hindu or an atheist.
The point is: 'we all share the same human rights'.
Below are some of our rights as humans:
Right to life
Right to freedom, liberty and equality
Right to religion and belief
Right to food and shelter
Right to education
Right to a fair trial and to follow the due process of the law
Right to be free from torture
Right to innocence until proven guilty
Right to belong to a country. (Right to nationality)
Right to freedom of thought and speech
Right to live a life free from discrimination
Right to movement
Right to democracy
A citizen has the following rights:
You have the entire right and privileges as defined in your country’s law.
No one can take away your citizenship.
You can hold a passport from your country of citizenship.
You can pass your citizenship to your children.
You don’t have to fulfill any minimum stay to become a citizen.
Provided you have the passport of your country of citizenship, you are free to travel to any country which your country has travel agreement with.
You can have dual citizenship.
A legal resident in a country has the following attributes within that country:
They must provide their bio-metric information.
They can enter their country of residence on many occasions. However, when they break any of the residents’ status, they may be denied further entry into the country of residence.
They are able to freely live, study, work and travel within their country of residence.
They will still utilize their international passport (from their country of citizenship) for travels, but not their resident card or permit.
They can become a resident after fulfilling their stay requirement. As an instance, one may become a resident when they had lived for 10 years in a country without any issues.
They can only naturalize (become a citizen) after faithfully living as a resident throughout the required number of years.
They can lose their residential status when convicted for serious crimes.
Please read more on the rights of citizens and attributes of residents here.
Cooperation can be defined as the process of coming together, working together and helping one another to achieve a common goal
According to A.W Green
Cooperation is the continuous and common endeavor of two or more persons to perform a task or to reach a goal that is commonly cherished
According to F.E Merrill
Cooperation is a form of social interaction wherein two or more persons work together to gain a common end.
There is this saying from the chairman of Microsoft concerning cooperation; and it goes thus:
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning - Bill Gates
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