Chp 1: Citizenship
The fundamental law of Singapore
What is the Constitution?
A syndrome where people reject to facilities being built near them
What is NIMBY?
The place which contains many authentic Thai eateries and remittance centres, forming strong community support for immigrants.
What is Golden Mile Complex?
A global MNC which is the largest coffee chain in the world, with operations spanning 65 countries.
What is Starbucks?
The process in which local cultures are changed by foreign cultures to become more similar.
What is homogenisation?
A responsibility every Singaporean citizen must fulfill
What is Voting in Elections/obeying laws?
The branch of the government that implements law and policies.
What is the Executive?
Singapore's 2014 ranking for safety based on social order and security.
What is Second?
A Singaporean real estate company which has expanded overseas, increasing profits and market share
What is CapitaLand?
The country where citizens protested against McDonald's being built by holding bowls of pasta in their hands.
What is Italy?
An aspect of Singaporean culture that people can relate to/feel proud of
What is Food/Hawker Culture?
The agency that cracks down on potential domestic and international terrorist attacks.
What is the Internal Security Department?
The agency which funds and supports scientific research in Singapore, relying on immigrants for their skills and knowledge
What is Agency for Science, Technology and Research?
The hypermarket chain which closed down in 2012 because of increased competition.
What is Carrefour?
The terrorist organisation which attacked the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on Sept 11.
What is Al-Qaeda?
The article in the Constitution that guarantees Singaporean's freedom of religion
What is Article 15?
The organisation that advocates for the rights of migrant workers.
The principle in French which prohibits obvious public displays of religion.
What is lacite/secularism?
The place in USA where tech companies are heavily concentrated.
What is Silicon Valley/California?
The law in Singapore that enables the police to detain suspects of terrorism and extremism without trial.
What is the Internal Security Act?
The building that was demolished by govt to build Thomson-East Coast Line, demonstrating ability to anticipate change.
What is Pearls Centre?
The health insurance plan for all Singaporeans to help pay for large hospitalisation bills.
What is Medishield Life?
The number of flights arriving in Singapore per week, as an example of the developments in transportation.
What is 6500?