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Citizenship 1

ClassNotes Team 1 MIN READUPDATED 19 JUN 2026

Civic education JSS 1 Second Term

Week 5

Citizenship 1

Performance Objectives

The student should be able to:

  1. Explain the meaning of citizenship
  2. State who a citizen is

Content

Meaning of Citizen

A citizen is a person who is recognized by law as a member of a country. A citizen enjoys certain rights and privileges which are written in the constitution of a country to ensure that everyone knows those rights and respects them.

The opposite of a citizen is an alien or a foreigner, which is someone who is a visitor where he or she lives or resides.

Such a person only lives in that country with a visa or other permit.

Citizenship

Citizenship is the right of being a legal member of a country.

Example: I am a citizen of Nigeria because my parents are Nigerians. A Ghanaian living in Nigeria is not a citizen of Nigeria but a citizen of Ghana