Answer to Question #210100 in Sociology for Quizz

Question

Discuss what is meant by the following:

a) Modern democracy

b) Citizenship education

Answer 1

Answer

Modern democracy is the government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

Citizenship education is education that gives people the knowledge and skills to understand, challenge and engage with democratic society including politics, the media, civil society, the economy and the law. In addition, it is education that provides the background knowledge necessary to create an ongoing stream of new citizens participating and engaging with the creation of a civilized society.