CIVICS AND MORAL EDUCATION

CHAPTER ONE: CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP

CIVICS:

Civics comes from a Latin word Civis which means citizen. this is the study of the rights and duties of the citizen
of a given country. civics is the exploration of one's right and responsibilities as a member of the society. the
objective of this study is to ;

• civics informs people about the society they live in and how they can interact with the government

• enable citien to be good, honest, loyal, patriotic and commited to principles.

• it is also aimed at developing love in one another and for the nation

• it helps develop a spirit of nationhood and of being one anothers keeper in the context of a
community, nation or country.

• it also helps develop the nation of a shared destiny amongst citizens that is, that every individual was
born with and assignment, purpose or dream and that these should be discovered, identified and
persued individually but within the context of the latter's dream of the nation

• this study can also guides the citizen against petit living as it would encourage them to live for a higher
calling that is bigger than them.