How citizens should develop a sense of democracy

With the establishment and perfection of the socialist market economy and the deepening of the construction of spiritual civilization, the cultivation and enhancement of democratic consciousness has increasingly attracted the attention and attention of all sectors of society[1]. Contemporary college students will be the backbone of China's modernization drive, and they will stand at the forefront of China's exchanges with the rest of the world. The cultivation of college students' awareness of democratic participation is not only related to the healthy growth of college students, but also has a bearing on the process of China's modernization.

Strengthening the cultivation of college students' awareness of democratic participation and improving their democratic literacy is an important and urgent task of colleges and universities, and it is also a systematic education project for the whole society.

1. Clarify the democratic consciousness of college students.

Democracy is not only a basic political system, but also a practical operating procedure, as well as a lofty political belief, political value, and political pursuit. The deepening and development of democratic politics is closely linked to the strength of citizens' democratic consciousness. Civic democratic consciousness thus becomes the criterion for judging whether a country can successfully achieve democracy.

College students' democratic consciousness is a kind of self-consciousness in society and politics. It includes the understanding of one's own democratic rights and obligations, as well as the evaluation of one's self-worth and self-personality in social and political life, and the resulting political emotions, democratic psychology and democratic ideological system. ”[2]

In the view of Marxism, human beings are both "directly natural beings" and "social beings". The natural nature of man indicates that all human beings "have certain things in common, and to the extent that they are equal", the social nature of man requires that "all human beings, or at least all citizens of a nation, or all members of a society, should have equal political and social status." But as long as class antagonism exists, "there can be no legal conclusion to be drawn from the equality of ordinary people."

Human beings essentially demand equality and freedom for all, but the class antagonism of capitalist society makes this demand for human rights a nullity.

Legal Analysis: Enhancing the sense of democracy requires every citizen to do 1Consciously abide by the Constitution and always participate in the life of the people in accordance with the principles and spirit of the Constitution.

2.Continuously accumulate democratic knowledge and form an attitude of respect, tolerance, criticism and deliberative democracy3Through participation in public affairs in accordance with the law, the people's consciousness is gradually enhanced in practice4

Let the idea of democracy and the spirit of the rule of law become a conscious belief, embodied in words and deeds, and become a way of life.

Legal basis: Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Article 51: In exercising their freedoms and rights, citizens of the People's Republic of China must not harm the interests of the State, society, or the collective, or the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens.

Article 52: Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the obligation to preserve the unity of the country and the unity of all ethnic groups in the country.

Article 53: Citizens of the People's Republic of China must abide by the Constitution and laws, keep State secrets, protect public property, abide by labor discipline, abide by public order, and respect social morality.

Article 54: Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the obligation to safeguard the security, honor, and interests of the motherland, and must not engage in conduct that endangers the security, honor, and interests of the motherland.

Article 55 Defending the motherland and resisting aggression is the sacred duty of every citizen of the People's Republic of China. Military service and participation in militia organizations in accordance with the law are the honorable obligations of citizens of the People's Republic of China.

Article 56 Citizens of the People's Republic of China have the obligation to pay taxes in accordance with law.

Enhance the sense of democracy by strengthening self-government, raising civic awareness, combining civic awareness education with classroom teaching, combining civic awareness education with social practice activities, and creating a good educational environment.

1. Strengthen autonomy and improve civic awareness. The essence of democratic politics is the equal and universal participation of citizens in decision-making. By participating in the class cadre election and class management activities, students can deepen their understanding of the rules of democratic operation, cultivate democratic literacy, and at the same time, let students actively participate in the relevant management of the class and exercise their rights as the managed, which is also conducive to cultivating students' correct awareness of rights and obligations.

2. Combine civic awareness education with classroom teaching. Classroom teaching can be divided into two aspects. On the one hand, it is necessary to carry out systematic education in civic knowledge for middle school students and establish and improve a civic knowledge system.

For example, a special chapter can be set up in a politics class to explain it. On the other hand, civic education is infiltrated in all humanities.

3. Combine civic awareness education with social practice activities. "On paper, I finally feel shallow, and I never know that I have to do it."

4. Enhance civic awareness by creating a good educational environment. Civic education and environmental factors go hand in hand. Civic consciousness refers to the self-awareness of individual citizens about their status in the country, that is, citizens consciously take the basic rights and obligations stipulated by the Constitution and laws as the core content.

It focuses on the relationship between the rights and obligations of citizens, and reflects the moral concepts, value orientations, and behavioral norms between citizens and individuals, and the state, between individuals and society, and between individuals and others. It emphasizes people's basic moral consciousness in social life, such as the sense of responsibility, public morality, and democracy.

Here's how to enhance the sense of democracy:

To enhance the sense of democracy, it is necessary for every citizen to consciously abide by the Constitution and always participate in the people's life in accordance with the principles and spirit of the Constitution. Continuously accumulate democratic knowledge and form an attitude of respect, tolerance, criticism and consultative democracy. Through participating in public affairs in accordance with the law, the people's awareness will be gradually enhanced in practice.

Let the idea of democracy and the spirit of the rule of law become a conscious belief, embodied in words and deeds, and become a way of life.

As a citizen, you must first learn about democracy. In daily life, they actively participate in the practical activities of democratic activities and cultivate the national consciousness of self-renting and self-fighting.

Enhancing the sense of democracy lies in the fact that leading cadres must always and everywhere set strict demands on themselves, conscientiously manage their families and the people around them, take the lead in observing everything as long as there are prescribed procedures, ensure that there is no lack of procedures and a good step in fulfilling procedures, and resolutely correct all behaviors that do not conform to procedures.

Democracy:

It refers to the right of the people to participate in the management of state and social affairs or to express their opinions freely on state affairs. China practices socialist democratic centralism, and the people enjoy extensive democracy and freedom, but they must also abide by the socialist legal system. In line with democratic principles, the style of democracy, and the democratic establishment of factories.

It means that the people have the right to participate in state affairs or to freely express their opinions on state affairs, and democracy is used in the form of state.

Enhance the sense of democracy, so that the idea of democracy and the spirit of the rule of law become the conscious belief of citizens, which is reflected in the words and deeds of the daily reed.

1. Citizens should consciously abide by the Constitution and always participate in democratic life in accordance with the principles and spirit of the Constitution.

2. Citizens should constantly accumulate democratic knowledge and form a democratic attitude of respect, tolerance, criticism, and consultation.

3. Citizens should gradually enhance their sense of democracy in practice by participating in public affairs in accordance with the law.

The Emergence of Democratic Consciousness:

The consciousness of democracy arises from the phenomenon of social democracy of a certain historical class, such as in ancient Greece.

Before and after the establishment of the slave-owning democracy in Athens, the slave-owning democratic consciousness of ancient Greece in Athens was formed; Bourgeoisie.

Before and after the establishment of democracy, a bourgeois democratic consciousness was also formed. In a class society, the democratic consciousness has a strong class character.

Due to people's different class positions and class positions, the sense of democracy is also different. In the exploiting class as the ruling class.

In the country, the democratic consciousness of the ruling class and the democratic consciousness of the ruled class are fundamentally opposed, and the democratic consciousness of the ruling class is to maintain private ownership.

The ideological reflection of political formations.

It serves as a certain national political system.

The ideological foundation has a great influence on the whole society, and even on the ruled class, and occupies a dominant position; The democratic consciousness of the ruled class is expressed in the rejection of the existing system and the will and demand for change.