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Citizenship Unit 1 - key terms
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- 1What is meant Community?A group of people who are in close contact and who share common interests and values.
- 2What is meant by Neighbourhood ?A local are within which people live as neighbours, sharing living space and interests.
- 3What is meant by British Nationals?Citizens of the United Kingdom.
- 4Whats is meant by Multicultural community?A community made up of people from many different cultures or ethnic groups.
- 5What is meant by Cultural Diversity?The range of different groups that make up a wider population.
- 6What is meant by Emigration?Leaving your home-land to live in another country.
- 7What is meant by Immigration?Moving to another country to live there.
- 8What is meant by Minority?A small part of a larger group of people.
- 9What is meant by Tolerant?Open-minded, Accepting
- 10What is meant by Dual Heritage?People with parents or ancestors of different origins.
- 11What is meant by Identity?Who or what someone or something is.
- 12what is meant by Identity Card?A card that establishes someone's identity.
- 13What is meant by Convention?An agreement (often between governments)
- 14What is meant by Declaration?A document setting down aims and intentions.
- 15What is meant by Human Rights?Things that people are morally or legally allowed to do or have.
- 16What is meant by United Nations?An international organisation that tries to encourage peace, cooperation and friendship between countries.
- 17What is meant by Act?A law passed by the Parliament
- 18What is meant by Discrimination (racial, sex and disability)Treating someone less favourably because of their colour, ethnic origins, gender or disability.
- 19What is meant by Legal Right?A right that is protected by the law.
- 20What is meant by Homophobic?Fearing or hating homosexuals.
- 21What is meant by Inclusive education?Schooling that involves everyone, regardless of disability or non-disability.
- 22What is meant by Racism?The idea that some people are of different origins are not as good as others.
- 23What is meant by Compensation?Making amends for something; something given to make good a loss.
- 24What is meant by Respect?To have a good opinion of someone.
- 25What is meant by Responsibility?Something is your duty to do or to look after.
- 26What is meant by Councillor?A member of a local council, elected by people in the area.
- 27What is meant by Democracy?Government by the people, either directly or through elected representatives.
- 28What is meant by Election?Selection of one or more people for an official position by voting.
- 29What is meant by Member of Parliament (MP)?A person who has been elected to represent a part of the country in Parliament.
- 30What is meant by Member of the European Parliament (MEP)?A person who has been elected to represent a part of the country in the European Union.
- 31What is meant by Political Rights?Rights to take part in elections and other democratic activities.
- 32What is meant by Vote?To choose a candidate in an election.
- 33What is meant by Asylum Seeker?Someone who has applied for protection as a refugee and has not yet been told whether he or she will be accepted.
- 34What is meant by Suffrage?The right to vote
- 35Who were the Suffragette?People who campaigned for the right of women to vote.
- 36What is meant by Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)?An organisation that offers free advice on consumer and other legal matters.
- 37What is meant by Consumer?A person who buys goods or services for their own use.
- 38What is meant by Office of Fair Trading?A government office that can take action against traders who break the Law.
- 39What is meant by Trading Standards Department?An official body that enforces consumer-based Law.
- 40What is meant by Employment Laws?Laws passes by Parliament and by the European Union Law-making bodies
- 41What is meant by European Union?A group of 25 countries that work together in fields such as the environment
- 42What is meant by Pressure Group?A group of people that try to change public opinion or government policy to its own views or beliefs.
- 43What is meant by Trade Unions?Organisations that look after the interests of a group of employees.
- 44What is meant by Contract of Employment?A document that details an employee's and employer's responsibilities for a particular job
- 45What is meant by Dismissal?When employees end an employee's contract of employment (sometimes called 'sacking')
- 46What is meant by Employment Tribunal?A type of court dealing only with disagreements over employment laws
- 47What is meant by Redundancy?When a person loses their job because the job doesn't need to be done anymore
- 48What is meant by Warning?Written or Spoken warning given by an employer to an employee if the employer thinks the employee has been breaking the contract of employment
- 49What is meant by Media?Way of communicating with large numbers of people
- 50What is meant by Public Opinion?The popular view
- 51What is meant by Bias?To favour one thing over another unfairly
- 52What is meant by Editor?The person who is responsible for the content of a newspaper or television or radio programme
- 53What is meant by Journalist?A person who gathers news and produces reports for the media
- 54What is meant Spin Doctor?Someone who tries to get certain stories into the public eye and to make bad news sound better
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- A level Citizenship Flashcards on Citizenship Unit 1 - key terms , created by Khadija Y on 31/03/2017.
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