Internet Resources - Chapter 5, Civic Education Volume Chapter 5 Responsibilities of the Government Internet Resources 1 These links were chosen for their educational value and do not necessarily reflect the views of the author or the U.S. Department of State. This lesson plan examines why we need government, how governments should be created, and what governments ought to do. Students learn to define natural rights, discuss the protection of natural rights, and understand the implications of providing governmental protection in exchange for certain individual freedoms. Includes questions for discussion.
Lesson plan addresses the issue of government responsibility for street children.
Includes relevant articles from the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Ethiopian Constitution. Uses a case study, in addition to facts and myths, to discuss related issues of domestic violence. Examination of a situation without authority helps students explain how authority and government can be used to deal effectively with problems that arise in the absence of authority. Learners gain experience applying governmental responsibilities to hypothetical scenarios. Activity asks learners to evaluate the criminal content of certain scenarios and to rank them from most to least serious.