What do you know about full and equal membership of a political community? In what ways full and equal membership of a political community can be ensured.
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Citizenship has been defined as a full and
equal membership of a political community,i.e. a
political identity to an individual by its state. In a
contemporary world, states provide a collective
political identity to their members as well as certain
rights.Following rights can be enjoyed by a citizen in
a
democratic state:
1. A support and protection from state to travel
anywhere in the state.
2. Some political rights to vote, to contest
elections,to hold public offices, etc.
3. Civil rights like freedom and speech and
expression
4. Socio-economic rights, i.e. equal
opportunities,right to education, right to minimum
wage, etc. Besides the exercise of certain rights, the
citizens are supposed to fulfill some obligations also
towards state
and its fellow citizens which are as follows:
(a) Citizenship involves some obligations towardstate and its fellow citizens.
(6) These obligations are the outcomes of
considerations to be inheritors and trustees of
culture and natural resources of the country.
(c) These obligations do not include only the legal
obligations provided by the state but these expect
some moral obligations to participate, contribute and
to share the life of community, etc