Study guides · Stuff Every World Citizen Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Citizenship in the World merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential. Grab a snack: this guide is the friendly version, with the answers explained and a groan-worthy joke waiting at the end of most cards.
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Short answer: Understanding and appreciating other people's values and traditions
World citizenship grows from understanding and appreciating the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.
Groan of the day: Being a world citizen is a big deal, and I appreciate you!
Short answer: It goes beyond geography and political borders
Global citizenship is a form of transnationality where identity transcends geography or political borders.
Groan of the day: My identity crosses borders, unlike my luggage.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Membership in a global class of humanity
Global citizenship holds that rights and responsibilities derive from membership in a broader global class of humanity.
Groan of the day: Humanity is a club with great membership benefits.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: No, local identities just take second place
Global citizenship does not mean denouncing nationality; local identities are given second place to global community membership.
Groan of the day: Keep your passport, add a world view.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Cosmopolitan
In general usage, global citizenship may mean much the same as world citizen or cosmopolitan.
Groan of the day: A cosmopolitan citizen enjoys a world of flavors.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Life in a global society
Global studies learning objectives prepare students for global citizenship in a global society.
Groan of the day: Global education: the world is your classroom.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: An essential foundation
Osler says education for living together in an interdependent world is an essential foundation, not optional.
Groan of the day: Interdependence: we are all in this together.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Understanding the world as one unified system
Worldmindedness means understanding the world as one unified system and weighing planetary needs.
Groan of the day: Worldmindedness: keeping the whole world in mind.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: A citizen of the world
Asked where he came from, Diogenes answered that he was a citizen of the world.
Groan of the day: Diogenes had world-class citizenship goals.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: The world is one family
The Tamil phrase means the world is one family, about living together like a family.
Groan of the day: Family reunion: worldwide edition.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: I see myself as a world citizen
The World Values Survey included the statement, I see myself as a world citizen, across many countries.
Groan of the day: Survey says: the world is my neighborhood.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Empathy and caring
Studies found persons high in global citizenship are also high in empathy and caring.
Groan of the day: Empathy: the ultimate world passport.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: International human rights and global poverty
They care more about international human rights, worldwide inequality, global poverty, and human suffering.
Groan of the day: Global caring: a worldwide effort.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 217A, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1948.
Groan of the day: Human rights: a declaration worth declaring.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
Article 1 states all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Groan of the day: Born free and equal: a great starting point.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: The right to leave any country and return
Article 13(2) says everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and return.
Groan of the day: Leave and return: the travel boomerang.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: My country is the world
Thomas Paine declared, my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
Groan of the day: Paine had a world-sized address.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: An infantile disease
Einstein described nationalism as an infantile disease, calling it the measles of mankind.
Groan of the day: Einstein diagnosed nationalism with a smile.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: The Earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens
The Bahá'í founder proclaimed the Earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.
Groan of the day: One country, seven billion neighbors.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Unity in diversity
The concept paper says the hallmark of world citizenship is unity in diversity.
Groan of the day: Unity in diversity: a beautiful blend.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Declaring itself a world citizen city
Mundialization is when a city declares itself a world citizen city by voting a charter of shared responsibility.
Groan of the day: City hall goes global.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Cahors
The small French city of Cahors was the first to be officially mundialised, in 1949.
Groan of the day: Cahors: small city, big world view.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: It is neither practicable nor desirable
Parekh argues global citizenship as actual membership in a worldwide government is neither practicable nor desirable.
Groan of the day: Parekh: think globally, but stay practical.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Becoming a globally oriented citizen
Parekh suggests becoming what he calls a globally oriented citizen, caring about distant others.
Groan of the day: Globally oriented: pointing your compass worldwide.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: No one is above the law
Dicey emphasized that no one is above the law and everyone is equal before it.
Groan of the day: Rule of law: everyone plays by the same rules.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: The consent of the governed
The Declaration says governments derive just powers from the consent of the governed.
Groan of the day: Consent of the governed: the people's power.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Unalienable rights
The Declaration calls Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness unalienable rights.
Groan of the day: Happiness: a right worth pursuing.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: They are created equal
The Declaration states that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights.
Groan of the day: Created equal: a truth worth holding.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: World Passports
The World Service Authority sells World Passports, described as a fantasy passport to world citizens.
Groan of the day: A world passport: not your average travel doc.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Education priorities led by the UN Secretary-General
The Global Education First Initiative is led by the UN Secretary-General and sets education priorities.
Groan of the day: Education first: a lesson in priorities.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Multicultural and peace education
GCED is beginning to supersede or overarch movements like multicultural education and peace education.
Groan of the day: Global education: the umbrella of umbrellas.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Think, feel, and do
This perspective requires students to be politically critical and personally transformative, thinking, feeling, and doing.
Groan of the day: Think, feel, do: the triple threat of learning.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Child-centeredness
Pike and Selby describe worldmindedness and child-centeredness, which encourages students to explore and discover.
Groan of the day: Child-centered: learning with a personal touch.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Understanding the self in relation to a global community
Merry Merryfield's Holistic Understanding perspective focuses on understanding the self in relation to a global community.
Groan of the day: Know yourself, know your world.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Feeling connected to people worldwide
The scale includes statements like feeling a sense of connection to people all over the world.
Groan of the day: Global connection: friends you haven't met yet.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Openness to experience
People high in global citizenship are also high in openness to experience and agreeableness.
Groan of the day: Open to experience: a world of possibilities.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Normative environment and global awareness
Normative environment and global awareness predict global citizenship identification, which then predicts prosocial behaviors.
Groan of the day: Global awareness: knowing the world is your neighbor.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Valuing diversity
Global citizenship identification predicts values like intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, and social justice.
Groan of the day: Diversity: the spice of global life.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Studies of the psychology of global human identification
A 2019 review covered all studies of the psychology of global human identification and citizenship through 2018.
Groan of the day: Psychology review: minding the global mind.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Vote while living in another country
Absentee ballots opened the way for expatriates to vote while living in another country.
Groan of the day: Vote from abroad: democracy travels.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: World War II and the Holocaust
The Declaration arose from factors including the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
Groan of the day: Human rights: lessons learned the hard way.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: Everyone is entitled to rights without distinction of any kind
Article 2 says everyone is entitled to rights without distinction such as race, sex, or religion.
Groan of the day: Rights for all: no exceptions, no fine print.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: How much you identify with all humans everywhere
The scale asks how much you identify with, feel part of, and have concern for all humans everywhere.
Groan of the day: All humanity: the biggest group chat.
Sources: Global citizenship
Short answer: To represent their country in another nation
An ambassador is a diplomatic representative who represents their home country abroad.
Groan of the day: This ambassador is outstanding in her field!
Short answer: It proves your identity and citizenship when crossing borders
A passport is a travel document that identifies you and shows your citizenship.
Groan of the day: My passport photo is a real border line!
Short answer: Enter a foreign country under set conditions
A visa is permission from a country to enter, usually with conditions like purpose and time.
Groan of the day: A visa is your ticket to say hello abroad!
Short answer: Representing the country and helping its citizens abroad
Embassies represent a government abroad and assist its citizens in that country.
Groan of the day: The embassy has a lot on its plate!
Short answer: Assisting citizens and handling travel and trade matters
A consul works at a consulate helping citizens and handling travel and commercial matters.
Groan of the day: The consul is a real pro at consoling travelers!
Short answer: The nation's foreign affairs and diplomacy
The State Department conducts foreign policy and represents the U.S. abroad.
Groan of the day: State Department: making the world a state of cooperation!
Short answer: Promoting international peace and cooperation
The UN is an international organization that works for peace and cooperation among countries.
Groan of the day: The UN is united in pun!
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Understanding and appreciating other people's values and traditions. World citizenship grows from understanding and appreciating the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.
I see myself as a world citizen. The World Values Survey included the statement, I see myself as a world citizen, across many countries.
Declaring itself a world citizen city. Mundialization is when a city declares itself a world citizen city by voting a charter of shared responsibility.
Multicultural and peace education. GCED is beginning to supersede or overarch movements like multicultural education and peace education.
World War II and the Holocaust. The Declaration arose from factors including the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
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