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CITIZENS RIGHTS AND PERSONAL CHOICES

CITIZENS RIGHTS AND PERSONAL CHOICES. WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION?. All citizens in SA is protected by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights Constitution is the system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions and limits of a government or other institution

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CITIZENS RIGHTS AND PERSONAL CHOICES

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  1. CITIZENS RIGHTS AND PERSONAL CHOICES

  2. WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION? • All citizens in SA is protected by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights • Constitution is the system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions and limits of a government or other institution • The constitution is therefore the highest law in the country • It protects the basic rights of all citizens • Ensures stability for the country, because a new government cannot make new laws that are unconstitutional

  3. The constitution of SA does the following: • Describes social values of the country • Sets out structures of government • Defines and limits the powers and authority of government • Defines the rights of citizens • Sets out the principles of democracy in SA

  4. Citizens rights and personal choices • Because everybody has the same rights, you need to respect other people’s rights • People make choices that infringe on the rights of others - that is when personal choices clash with citizens rights

  5. Citizenship, language and the Constitution • Our Constitution identifies eleven languages in SA • The Constitution says that: • The state has the responsibility to implement practical measures to promote these languages and the encourage their use • The national and provincial governments must use at least 2 of these languages • Local governments must consider the language preference of their residents • All languages must be respected and treated equally • The SA Language Board develop and encourage all official languages, sign language, minority languages and languages used for religious purposes.

  6. Some of our rights protected by The Bill of Rights • Equality • Human dignity • Life • Freedom of expression • Privacy • Freedom of religion, belief and opinion • Political rights • Freedom of trade, occupation and profession • Labour relations • Property & housing • Health care, food, water • Children • Education • Language and culture • Access to information • Access to courts

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