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Year 11 Citizenship

10hrogers Englisch 42 Karten

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  1. 1What does active citizen mean?A person who helps to influence change in their community
  2. 2What does community mean?The people living in an area, or place or the people who work in a particular place eg a school
  3. 3What does pressure group mean?A group of people who take action to try to influence the government (local or national) about a specific issue
  4. 4What does campaigning mean?Actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
  5. 5What does political literacy mean?Knowledge of politics and how democracy works
  6. 6What does target group mean?The organisation that the action is aimed at
  7. 7How can we become an active citizen?- An active citizen is a person who helps to influence change in their community.
    - They can join all types of groups which includes voluntary, charitable organisations or political or religious connections
  8. 8Name 4 pressure groups- Age concern
    - RSPCA
    - Fathers 4 justice
    - National union of teachers
  9. 9What are pressure groups trying to do?Adapt change with direct and indirect methods
  10. 10What does direct action mean?A form of protest used to bring an issue to the attention of a target group egg strike, march, public meeting, boycott
  11. 11What does indirect action mean?Campaigning by letter writing, distributing leaflets, petitioning which doesn't directly involve the target group
  12. 12What dies campaign mean?Work in an organised and active way towards a goal
  13. 13Who can vote?Anyone that is over the age of 18
  14. 14What does democracy mean?Type of government in which the people of a country hold the power to rule by electing representatives
  15. 15What does community group mean?A focused group who shares common interests (air cadets)
  16. 16Why doe people volunteere?-They want to give back to the community
    - Act of kindness
  17. 17What are the main reasons why people volunteer?Makes them feel happy as they have given back to the community
  18. 18Who are the council ?Are a group of people that not only provide services but they also pay tax and basically help the environment
  19. 19What does right mean?Every human deserves it. It doesn't matter who they are or where they live
  20. 20What does responsibilty mean?Something that is your duty to uphod, act on or think about
  21. 21What are some rights?- To speak freely
    - To be safe from physical harm
    - To be listened to by your teacher
  22. 22What are some responsibilities?- To respect others
    - To stick up for friends
    - To not purposefully hurt someone
  23. 23Name 3 things a written statement of employment shiould include- Title of position
    - Address of employer
    - Arrangements of sick pay
  24. 24What are advantages of first pass vote?- Simple
    - Easy to complete
  25. 25What are disadvantages of first pass vote?- Doesn't represent whole popluation
    - Doesn't create a parliment which reflects the views of population
  26. 26What is the first pass vote?- General elections
    - Each elector has 1 vote
  27. 27What is the closed party list?System is simple; rather than voting in a single member constituency of specific candidate for a specific candidate electors vote for a party
  28. 28What are advantages of closed party list?- Very simple for voters- only make 1 point
  29. 29What are disadvantages of closed party list?- Voters have no say on which candidate is elected
  30. 30What is the additional member systems?Each votor has 2 votesd- one for party and 1 for MP
  31. 31What are advantages of additional member votes?- Used to top up the first past the post- wotks together
  32. 32What are disadvantages of additional member systems?- More complicated
  33. 33What is the single transferable vote?Electors put their preferences on the ballot paper by putting 1 for their first choice ect
  34. 34What are advantages of single transferable vote?- Simple
    - Reflects views of voters
    - No tactical voting
  35. 35What are disadvantages of single transferable voting?- System does't produce such accuracy in proportianal representational of parties
  36. 36Why should we lower the voting age to 16?- At 16 you have a fulltime job and therefore paying taxes and contributing to the economy
    - - You have to study citizenship at school so teenagers have an undertanding of the democratic system
  37. 37Why should we make voting compulsory?- Increasing representation giving more accurate accounts of electory wishes
    - In countries where voting is compulsory the turnout is regulary about 90%
  38. 38Why shouldn't we make voting compulsory?- It removes a persons choice and is an infringement of the right to make that choice
    - Some people have no interest and would not make an informed decision
  39. 39Name 2 employers rights- Expect loyalty
    - Expect responsible behaviour
  40. 40Name 2 employers responsibilities?- Pay salaries on time
    - Issue a contract
  41. 41Name 2 employees rights- Illness should be genuine
    - Expect responsible behaviour
  42. 42Name 2 employees responsibilities- Be puntual
    - Do the job properly

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