Related Issue #4 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is citizen advocacy?
movement to strengthen citizen action
and motivation to participate in community and civic
affairs; often focuses on bringing the marginalized back
into the community
What is citizenship?
membership by birth or naturalization in a
society, community, or country that entails definable rights of participation and protection, and certain
responsibilities and duties to the society, community,
or country
What is political participation?
any number of ways a citizen can be
involved in the political process, such as voting,
running as a candidate, supporting a candidate,
attending constituency meetings, speaking out,
demonstrating, protesting, writing letters to elected
representatives.
What is jus soli?
the right of the soil; one of the two key legal
principles of citizenship: a person’s citizenship or
nationality is determined by place of birth
What is jus sanguinis?
the right by blood; one of the two key legal
principles of citizenship: the citizenship and
nationality of a child is the same as the natural
parents, wherever the child is born
What is naturalization?
the process of applying for citizenship and
becoming a citizen
What is citizen advocacy?
movement to strengthen citizen action
and motivation to participate in community and civic
affairs; often focuses on bringing the marginalized back
into the community
What is pacifism?
a commitment to peace and opposition to war
What are anti war movements?
organized campaigns against war. The
Vietnam anti-war movement gained public support
during the late 1960s and contributed to the United
States ending that war. These movements can be
pacifist in general, and aimed at ending or restricting
the military policy options, or they can be movements
opposing specific military campaigns.
What is civility?
thoughtfulness about how our actions may affect
others, based on the recognition that human beings
live together
What are pro democracy movements?
movements or campaigns in
favour of democracy
What is election fraud?
changing the true results of an election by
various means, including voter intimidation, multiple
voting, destruction of ballots, tampering with ballots,
or changing electoral boundaries to change the
composition of a riding
What are liberation movements?
military and political struggles of
people for independence from countries that have
colonized or otherwise oppressed them
What is civil disobedience?
the refusal to obey a law because it is
considered to be unjust; a form of non-violent political
protest
What are draft dodgers?
people who avoid conscription or
compulsory military service, usually by fleeing to
another country
What is “just war”?
the idea that a country is right to go to war for
certain reasons, including self-defence, defence of
another country that is under attack, protection of
innocents, and punishment for serious crimes
