PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL

Name: Index No (2023): Class (2023):

SOCIAL STUDIES HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

SECONDARY 3 2023

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. As part of your preparations to begin the study of Social Studies in 2023,

you will embark on research tasks to find out more about the following:
● What makes someone a citizen of a country?
● What are some of the rights and obligations of
citizens?

Section A: What Makes Someone a Citizen of A Country?

Task 1: Watch the video in the link provided and answer the questions
which follow:

Stateless in the city

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSk3nQ4dxg0

a. According to the video, how many people in Singapore are stateless?

b. What are some of the problems faced by people who are stateless?
State at least 2.

i.

ii.

From Task 1, you discovered that there are people around the world who
are not CITIZENS of any country. As such, these people are not
“members” of any country. CITIZENS are people who belong to a country.

There are several attributes (characteristics) that help to shape one’s

understanding of citizenship and influence his / her attitudes and behavior.
They are:

ATTRIBUTES THAT SHAPE ONE’S

UNDERSTANDING OF CITIZENSHIP

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Let’s start with how a person can obtain citizenship through legal status.
When a person obtains legal status, they are recognised by the laws of
the country as an “official” citizen or member of a country.

How can legal status be obtained?

Task 2: Study the sources below. In each source, state how citizenship
could be obtained through legal status.

Source A: Refer to this website:

https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Overseas-Mission/Xiamen/Consular-Services/Re
gistration-of-Citizenship-by-Descent

According to Source A, how can a person obtain citizenship through

legal status?

A person can obtain citizenship through legal status through / by ...

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 Source B: Refer to this video:

How A US Citizen Can Sponsor A Spouse Abroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-uILB4yum8

According to Source B, how can a person obtain citizenship by legal

status?

A person can obtain citizenship through legal status through / by ...

Source C: Refer to this video:

This Family Has Tanzanian Roots, and a Singaporean Id

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g73wB_NpChY

According to Source C:

1. Why did the Tanzanian family decide to become Singaporeans?

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 2. What were some of the things / experiences which helped them
assimilate / connect to Singapore?

3. Do the siblings feel more at home in Singapore or in Tanzania?

Why do you say so based on what you saw in the video?

4. Do a Google search and find out the definition of “naturalisation”

or “naturalised citizen”. How does the definition relate to the
Tanzanian siblings?

Naturalisation / naturalised citizens means:

This definition relates to the Tanzanian family because...

The 3 sources above show how people can obtain citizenship through legal
status. Another way to obtain “membership” to the country or citizenship
is to have a sense of national identity and to participate in the affairs of
the country.

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Task 3: Study the two sources below to find out how citizenship can be
obtained when a person feels a sense of national identity and wants to
participate in the affairs of the country.

Source D: Refer to this video:

What Makes Us Singaporean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_NqoYkdY8

According to Source D, what were some of the things / experiences

that made them have a sense of belonging to Singapore?
State at least 3.

a.

b.

c.

Source E: Refer to this video:

18-year-olds Step Up To Volunteer Amid COVID-19

Pahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIz789bHNU

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 Source F: Refer to this video:

Before you watch the video, do a Google search to find

out what the term “pro bono” means.

Access To Justice: Stories From A Pro Bono Lawyer |

…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iDIGSzwRn0

According to Sources E and F, how did the people participate in the

affairs of the country? State at least 2 ways.

a.

b.

The tasks you completed earlier would give you an idea of

the attributes that shape one’s understanding of
citizenship.

When you return to school, you will be discussing with

your SS teachers on the rights and obligations of citizens.

See you then!