An Essay On the Importance of the Study of Civics
Civics deals with the problems of citizenship. We are all citizens, - law-abiding members of a democratic state. In a totalitarian state: the state is the brain, the citizen is only limb under the direction of the brain. But in a democratic state, every citizen has not only duties, but responsibilities; not only orders to carry out, but the duty to think. Hence every citizen must be fully conversant with the affairs of the state. Just as, when the state is in danger, he has to rush to its defense, so when the state is making a mistake, he must be ready with his criticism and advice. He is one of the mechanics who help run the stat machinery, and however mumble his position, unless he knows its working he cannot render such help us may make the machine operate smoothly.
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Knowledge of the constitution under which we live, of our duties responsibilities to the state and to corporate life generally and our rights in the state as citizens will stand us in good stead in dealing with public affairs as they arise from time to time. The tendency so prominent today, of judging questions with reference to personalities instead of principles is dangerous in a democratic constitution and must be avoided. It may be avoided only if we are aware of our status in the constitution.
Besides, the social organization of the human family today a most complex and complicated phenomenon, Political and economic problems are so intimately interlinked that they have to be studied with care in order that the implication of a state policy may be properly understood. Politics today can no longer be the spare-time hobby of a busy man of affairs; it should be the specialized whole-time occupation of man with proper equipment. The study of civics provides the groundwork upon which the intending politician may base his
Civics deals with the problems of citizenship. We are all citizens, - law-abiding members of a democratic state. In a totalitarian state: the state is the brain, the citizen is only limb under the direction of the brain. But in a democratic state, every citizen has not only duties, but responsibilities; not only orders to carry out, but the duty to think. Hence every citizen must be fully conversant with the affairs of the state. Just as, when the state is in danger, he has to rush to its defense, so when the state is making a mistake, he must be ready with his criticism and advice. He is one of the mechanics who help run the stat machinery, and however mumble his position, unless he knows its working he cannot render such help us may make the machine operate smoothly.
That being so it is to …show more content…
Knowledge of the constitution under which we live, of our duties responsibilities to the state and to corporate life generally and our rights in the state as citizens will stand us in good stead in dealing with public affairs as they arise from time to time. The tendency so prominent today, of judging questions with reference to personalities instead of principles is dangerous in a democratic constitution and must be avoided. It may be avoided only if we are aware of our status in the constitution.
Besides, the social organization of the human family today a most complex and complicated phenomenon, Political and economic problems are so intimately interlinked that they have to be studied with care in order that the implication of a state policy may be properly understood. Politics today can no longer be the spare-time hobby of a busy man of affairs; it should be the specialized whole-time occupation of man with proper equipment. The study of civics provides the groundwork upon which the intending politician may base his