UNIT 4 Ideology & Citizenship

HOW DID YOU COME TO THIS CONCLUSION? WHAT FACTORS SHAPED THIS ANSWER? What is your citizenship?

Worldviews & ideologies Statements about citizenship, whether in historical or contemporary official government documents provide an opportunity to analyze the range of beliefs about what it means to be a citizen in a particular place and time. Read the sources starting on p 442 – 444, and discuss the understanding of citizenship in each of the 4 sources. You have 15minutes to complete this task!

What is Citizenship? Citizenship: all the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of a country’s citizen; these can vary widely from country to country How does one be a “good citizen”? What defines the core of good citizenship in a modern liberal democracy? Questions to consider! Does one have to be active to be considered a model citizen? Does ideology shape our idea of citizenship?  Brainstorm what good citizenship looks like to you in Canada.

According to the “Taskforce on Active Citizenship” active citizenship is defined as:  The voluntary capacity of citizens and communities working directly together, or through elected representatives, to exercise economic, social and political power in pursuit of shared goals.

“Responsible Citizen” defines responsible citizenship as:  Being a responsible citizen covers many areas – some of them legal obligations, some social and some moral. So of course, because not all of them are legal obligations, being a responsible citizen is not as easy as staying within the law. In fact, to be a truly responsible citizen, we sometimes must go out of our way to do things which help our society – give a little of our time and effort for the greater good.

Legal obligations  Essentially a responsible citizen stays within the boundaries of the Law.  This requires one to have a working knowledge of the laws and to stand up for what is right regarding the law.  2 key principles associated:  “jus soli” (right of the soil) –citizenship/nationality determined by place of birth  “jus sanguinis” (right of blood) – citizenship/nationality of a child is the same as the natural parents, wherever the child is born Social Obligations  Social obligations are ethical and moral choices that citizens will have to make regarding their community. Helping others and helping to build a strong community is the foundation of being a responsible citizen.  This could include volunteering, purchasing products/food locally, organizing community groups, etc

Moral Obligations  Moral obligations require you to understand the basic values which support your society and then acting on those principles.  For example being aware and taking steps to help preserve and protect the environment could be a moral obligation.

Collective & Individual Leadership Leadership whether it is individual leadership or leadership of the collective (meaning government, community organizations etc) is at its core a person or group which influences the direction of a unit of society in achieving it’s objectives. So in essence this means that part of being an active citizen is to take initiative in your community, city, province/state, country to help others be active, responsible citizens. This can be done through individual actions or through a role in an organization.

Conclusion None of these terms and their definitions operate independently. Each describe a different element involved in being a better and more active citizen in your community. Can you think of any other elements that may be involved in being an active and responsible citizen?

Citizenship Citizenship: all the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of a country’s citizen; these can vary widely from country to country RightsResponsibilitiesPrivileges Relate to Canada and brainstorm a quick chart. Give examples for each column below.

WHAT ABOUT IN AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE, Does Citizenship look the same in different Ideologies?

REVIEW Review – Define/Describe an Authoritarian State. What is your general knowledge of what it is? What would you see in this type of system? What Examples have we discussed in class this term that would fit this category?

Authoritarian state: a country with government power highly centralized; citizens work to achieve the goals of the government; there exists a lack of civil liberties and freedom; conformity and allegiance to the state are desirable and achieved through socialization; the government is repressive. Fascist (Nazi) Germany, 1930’s-1940’s Fascist Italy, 1920’s- 1940’s Communist Soviet Union, 1920’s – 1980’s Communist China, 1940’s-present Communist North Korea, 1950’s-present

What did Citizenship look like in Nazi Germany? Consider this question and what we learned in the previous unit - how good citizenship was achieved?

Fascist (Nazi) Germany ( ) What was a good citizen? 1 obedient 2 conforming 3 racially pure 4 supportive of the state 5 supportive of family and family values 6 fit and healthy 7 “Aryan” (discuss this one) etc.

How was good citizenship achieved? discrediting opposition (e.g., blaming Reichstag fire on Communists, February, 1933) purging (e.g., ‘The Night of the Long Knives’, June, 1934) consolidating of power (e.g., The Enabling Act, March, 1933) engaging in anti-Semetic activities (e.g., The Nuremburg Laws, 1935, or ‘The Final Solution’, 1942) using propaganda (creating and maintaining a positive image of Hitler, maintaining support of state and military, etc.) indoctrination (e.g., Hitler Youth, German Youth Movement, National Socialist Schoolchildren’s League)