SECTION C – THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS IN DETAIL 1. Development of Talking Points and Training of Outreach teams 1.1. Talking Points In preparation for the outreach programme, the Select Committee organised for the development of Talking Points. The Talking Points were to be used to solicit views from the people. They were carefully developed to allow for answers to the Thematic areas already identified during the First All Stakeholders Conference. TALKING POINTS THEMATIC AREA TALKING POINTS 1.PREAMBLE A preamble is a preliminary statement that introduces a constitution. A preamble normally carries the major historical legacies and challenges of a nation and its values and aspirations What are the national legacies, values and aspirations that should be set out in the preamble? 2. FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION Founding principles are those values that citizens commit themselves to their adherence. They are the foundations of the constitution and they reflect the manner in which the people desire to be governed. What are the fundamental legacies, values and principles that should underpin the constitution? 3.CITIZENSHIP Citizenship is one’s membership of a country which a person gets because they were born in that country or their parents were born in that country, lived in that country or were registered in that country. a) How should citizenship be acquired? b) Should dual/multiple citizenship be allowed? 22 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013