All the layers to YOUR citizenship! CITIZEN ME! All the layers to YOUR citizenship!

I wonder what a CITIZEN is?

TAKE A GUESS! THANKS! 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. THANKS! D. an adult.

So does that mean that I’m a citizen? Of a city? Of a province? Am I a citizen of my school? We’re citizens of SOMETHING, right?

YES! 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!

Citizenship Pyramid Levels of Citizenship!

NATION You are also a citizen of your country! Levels Nation Prov. City School Home

PROVINCE Levels Our country is made up of 10 provinces & 3 territories . You are a citizen of the province where you live. Nation Prov. City School Home

CITY You are a citizen of the city in which you live. Levels Nation Prov. City School Home

SCHOOL Levels Nation Our school or workplace is a community too. These are the people we interact with outside our homes every day . Prov City School Home

HOME Levels The people we live with make up the smallest “community” we belong to. Nation Prov. City School Home

Citizenship Pyramid WAIT! Canada Quebec Rosemere Why should I care? Levels Canada Nation Quebec Prov. Rosemere City WAIT! Why should I care? R.H.S. School “People I live with” Home

Let’s find out! How has the concept of citizenship changed over time? Where do these rights and responsibilities come from? Let’s find out!

Back in Greece…… In order to be a citizen in Greece, one had to: Be male Over age 20 Be born of Athenian parents & live in Athens Have completed military training

Greek Citizens Rights: Greek citizens had rights and responsibilities: Rights: -Own land -Govern the city Responsibilities: -pay their taxes -educate their children -participate in political life

Wait…what about women, the Metics and the Slaves???? 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?

Then…in Rome…… 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: 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.

ORIGINS OF RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES If being a citizen means having rights and responsibilities, where do rights and responsibilities come from?

TAKE A GUESS! THANKS AGAIN! 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. THANKS AGAIN! C. politicians. D. the President.

NATION In the Canada we are guaranteed a list of rights in the Charter of Rights & Freedoms.

CITY City Charter Cities usually have a city charter. This document tells how the city will run. It usually contains some rights and responsibilities of city citizens.

(mostly responsibilities—more about that later!) SCHOOL School Handbook Most schools have a school handbook that lists the students’ rights and responsibilities. (mostly responsibilities—more about that later!)

HOME At home, the adults in charge decide what your rights and responsibilities will be. Maybe these will get written down—but usually not!

Now let’s look at some examples of the kinds of RIGHTS citizens have at each layer of citizenship!

Now that I know where rights and responsibilities come from… What are rights?? Now that I know where rights and responsibilities come from…

TAKE A GUESS! GOT IT! Rights are… A. things adults get to do. B. privileges the President has. C. electric bulbs that let you read in the dark. GOT IT! D. a privilege or a claim to something.

So, what kinds of rights do citizens have at each level?

NATION The Canadian Charter guarantees really BIG rights like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom to assemble in groups.

PROVINCE For example, your province might guarantee the right to a free education or the right for kids under 14 not to work. State constitutions usually repeat many of the rights listed in the U.S. Constitution. But often they add more…

CITY City Charter This gives you the right to services your city provides, like sidewalks or parks.

SCHOOL School Handbook Hey! I don’t see any rights in my school handbook. All I see is stuff kids aren’t supposed to do!

…are the flip side of responsibilities. 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!

The adults in charge at home give you rights that only apply at home. For example, you probably have the right to eat the food they buy, and you might have the right to watch TV and play video games. The adults in charge at home give you rights that only apply at home.

RESPONSIBILITIES Yikes! What does this mean??

TAKE A GUESS! COOL! 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. COOL! D. chores you do outside.

For example, you might have to make your bed, walk the dog, or wash the dishes. The adults in charge at home give you duties you are only responsible for at home.

They’re all listed right in the school handbook! Well! I don’t have any trouble figuring out what my responsibilties at school are!

At school, you are responsible for following the rules. You already learned that school rules usually tell you what NOT to do.

CITY Laws that apply only within a city are called ordinances. City charters often contain rules, kind of like a school handbook.

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.

PROVINCE For example, your province might have taxes on property you own, on income you earn, and even on the stuff you buy at the store! Paying TAXES is one of the biggest responsibilities you’ll find in a state constitution…

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!