Citizenship

Traps in Citizenship

• Picks a closely related concept
  Learn related terms as contrasting pairs with one-line definitions, then identify which one the stem describes.
• Confuses rights and duties
  Rights are entitlements (life, expression, movement). Duties/obligations are what citizens owe (pay taxes, obey laws, vote, defend the state).
• Uses the everyday meaning of a term
  Recall the textbook definition of the term before matching options.
• Gives only one part of the concept
  Recall the full definition and check the option covers it, not just one component.
• Reverses the principle or its effect
  Ask what problem the principle is meant to solve; the right answer serves that purpose, the reversal defeats it.
• Over-generalises a feature
  Political systems vary; options with all/always/never are usually wrong unless the definition itself is absolute.
• Chooses a true but irrelevant statement
  Test each option against the exact term in the stem, not against whether it is true.
• Confuses electoral systems and bodies
  Franchise = right to vote. First-past-the-post: highest votes wins a constituency. Proportional representation: seats in proportion to votes.