CIVIL EDUCATION

PEOPLE AS INDIVIDUALS Expected outcomes

pupils will

 explain how a realistic understanding and evaluation of their own personality and potential can have a positive impact on personal decision-making, relationships with other people and quality of life

 assess the influence of personal qualities on achieving individual and common goals, explain the importance of willpower in attaining objectives and overcoming obstacles

 recognise manifestations of negative character traits in themselves and in other people, critically assess and appropriately correct their behaviour and actions

 describe how character and volitive qualities may be regulated and cultivated, how personal strengths can be developed, weaknesses overcome, and how sound self-confidence may be nurtured

Subject matter

 human similarities and differences – manifestations of behaviour, differences in

experiencing, thinking and acting; personal qualities, skills and capacities, character; inborn disposition, individual potential

 the inner world of people – perception, experiencing, awareness and assessment of reality, oneself and others, personal value system, self-evaluation; stereotypes in assessing other people

 personal development – life goals and plans, life prospects, adaptation to life changes, change; the importance of motivation, activity, willpower and personal discipline in self-development

STATE AND ECONOMY Expected outcomes pupils will

 distinguish and compare various forms of ownership and provide examples

 explain the need for observing rules for the protection of intellectual property rights, apply these rules in practice

 observe the basic principles of financial management, describe and explain their own methods of handling money and property (both their own and that entrusted to them), avoid risks in money management

 explain the role of banks and the services they provide

 identify the sources of state revenues and areas of state expenditures, provide examples of allowances and benefits citizens receive from the state budget

 distinguish and compare the roles of production, trade and services, provide examples of their synergy

 use examples to explain buyer and seller behaviour and explain the fundamental workings of the market

Subject matter

 property, ownership – forms of ownership; material and intellectual property and its protection; handling money, property and various forms of ownership

 money – functions and forms of money, methods of payment; family budget, state budget; the importance of taxes

 production, trade, services – their functions and linkages

 principles of the market economy – supply, demand, market; the fundamental workings of the market; the most frequent legal forms of business organisation

STATE AND LAW Expected outcomes pupils will

 distinguish the most common types and forms of states, compare their characteristics using examples

 distinguish and compare the tasks of various components of state power in the Czech Republic and their bodies and institutions, provide examples of institutions and bodies that participate in municipal, regional and state administration

 explain the advantages of a democratic system of governance for the day-to-day lives of citizens

 describe the importance of local and general elections in democratic countries and provide examples of how election results can influence the everyday lives of citizens

 exercise their rights in an appropriate manner and respect the rights and justified interests of other people, assess the importance of protecting human rights and freedoms

 explain the importance of legislation regulating important relationships – ownership, employment, marriage

 perform simple legal procedures and understand their consequences, provide examples of agreements regulating civil relations – personal transport; purchase, repair or hire

 comply with legal regulations which concern them and be aware of the risks of violating them

 distinguish and compare the tasks of various bodies which secure citizens’ legal protection, provide examples of their activities and cooperation in penalising criminal offences

 recognise unlawful conduct, distinguish between infractions and criminal offences, provide examples

Subject matter

 the state’s legal foundations – state features, types and forms of states; Czech citizenship;

Constitution of the Czech Republic; components of state power, their bodies and institutions

 state administration and local government – state and local administrative bodies and institutions, their tasks

 principles of democracy – features of democratic decision-making and state governance;

political pluralism, social dialogue and their importance; forms of elections and their importance

 human rights – fundamental human rights, the rights of the child, protection of rights;

provisions on human rights and the rights of the child in documents; violation of human rights, bullying, discrimination

 the legal system in the Czech Republic – the importance and functioning of the legal system, bodies for citizens’ legal protection, the judicial system; legal norms, regulations, publication of legal regulations

 unlawful conduct – types of unlawful conduct and sanctions, criminal liability; violation of traffic regulations, violation of intellectual property rights

 the law in everyday life – the importance of legal relations; important legal relationships and commitments resulting from them; dealing with state administrative offices

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, THE GLOBAL WORLD Expected outcomes

pupils will

 describe the impact of the Czech Republic’s accession to the EU on the everyday lives of citizens, provide examples of the rights of Czech nationals within the EU and possible ways of exercising these rights

 name several important international organisations and communities with which the Czech Republic has a relationship, assess their importance in the international context and

describe the advantages of cooperation among countries

 provide examples of manifestations of globalisation, compare their positive and negative features

 name contemporary global problems, express their own opinions on them and describe their main causes and possible consequences for humankind

 explain the links between global and local problems, provide examples of possible

manifestations of global problems and their solution at the local level – in the municipality, region

 provide examples of international terrorism and take a personal stance on ways of combating terrorism

Subject matter

 European integration – its essence, importance, advantages; the European Union and the Czech Republic

 international cooperation – economic, political and security cooperation among countries and its advantages; important international organisations (Council of Europe, NATO, UN etc.) globalisation – manifestations, costs and benefits; major global problems and ways of addressing

them