Rights of the person and the citizen: an overview
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the five groups of rights in a table and find two examples for each.
Personal: life, personal inviolability; political: voting, petitions; economic: property, labour; social: medical care, security; cultural: education, creativity.
2
Give an example for the phrase “one person’s freedom ends where another’s right begins”.
For example, playing loud music at night conflicts with neighbours’ right to rest.
3
Think of a situation involving discrimination and write why it is wrong.
Answers vary; the main idea is a breach of equality before the law.
4
Compare the rights of a citizen and a foreign citizen in a Venn diagram.
Shared: life, court protection, freedom of conscience; only citizens: the right to vote, the duty of military service.
5
Why is it said that the state “serves the person”? Write your view.
State bodies receive power from the people and exist to protect rights; this follows from the Constitution declaring the person the highest value.