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GCSE AQA Citizenship Studies: Theme 1

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  1. 1What is Community?The people living in an area, or place or the people who work in a particular place
    (e.g. school)
  2. 2What is Political Literacy?Knowledge of politics and how democracy works
  3. 3What is a pressure group?A group of people who take action to try to influence the government (local or natural) about a specific issue
  4. 4What is campaigning?Actions or events organised by an individual group of people to achieve an aim
  5. 5What is a Target Group?The organization that the action is aimed at
  6. 6What is an Active Citizen?A person who helps to influence change in their commnity
  7. 7How do you become an Active Citizen?More active citizens=More influence and success
  8. 8What is direct action?A form of protest used to bring an issue to the attention of the target group
    (e.g. strike, march, public meeting boycott)
  9. 9What is Indirect Action?Campaigning by letter writing, distributing leaflets , petitioning which doesn't involve the target group
  10. 10What is a Democratic Process?The public consultation involved in amending official government laws and legislation
  11. 11What are the aims and tactics of Fathers 4 Justice?-AIM: Equal rights for mother and father of children affected by separation
    -TARGET: British Government
    -ACTION: public demonstrations
    -SUCCESS: not taken seriously
  12. 12What are the aims and tactics of Greenpeace?-AIM: Protect natural world from environmental abuse
    -TARGET: General Public
    -ACTION: Protest, petition, fundraising, volunteering
    -SUCCESS: Halted a lot of destruction of natural world
  13. 13What are the aims and tactics of Oxfam?-AIM: Stop world hunger
    -TARGET: Government
    -ACTION: Fundraising, shops
    -SUCCESS: Improved facilities for millions
  14. 14What are the aims and tactics of Amnesty International?-AIM: Give rights to prisoners, women, victims of war, refugees
    -TARGET: Governments
    -ACTION: Protest, petitions letters
    -SUCCESS: Saved from execution, homes to refugees, stopped discrimination
  15. 15Describe the work of the Suffragettes-20th Century
    -Fought for: divorce, education, jobs
    -Emily Wilding Davison: Derby
    -Violent Protest
    -WW1: Women did men's work
    -DID GAIN RIGHTS
  16. 16How did Volunteering during Hurricane Irene make a difference?-Helped rebuild homes
    -People feel supported and recover quicker
    -Giving back to the community
  17. 17How did Olympic Volunteers make a difference?-Made London 2012 run smoothly for spectators
    -Made best possible atmosphere
    -Once in a lifetime experience
  18. 18How do The Princes Trust make a difference?-Helps people develop skills=better future
    -Young people develop skills to get a jobs
    -Lower crime rate, more money spent on local area
  19. 19Why do people volunteer?-Charity has sentimental meaning
    -Help others
    -Unique Experience
    -Fill time
    -Give something back
    -Work experience
    D of E
  20. 20What is Democracy?A type of government in which the people of a country hold the power to rule by electing representatives
  21. 21What does parliament make policies on?-Welfare Spending
    -Education
    -Immigration
  22. 22Describe the conservativesFOUNDED: 17th century
    AIMS: people more freedom, government do less, less tax, protect traditional values, sovereignty
    CRITISISMS: only care about rich, give businesses too much power, greed!
  23. 23Describe LabourFOUNDED: 1900
    AIMS: socialist, public ownership of industries, redistribution of wealth, workers rights, welfare state, publicly funded heath/education
    CRITISISMS: shouldn't punish rich, government should do more, not actually socialist
  24. 24Describe the Liberal DemocratsFOUNDED: 1859
    AIMS: Electoral reform, civil rights, tolerance and freedom, free education, strong citizens who hold government to account
    CRITICISIMS: Never win, don't matter
  25. 25What is a Trade Union?Organisations that represent people at work
  26. 26What do Trade Unions aim to do?-PROTECT their members
    -IMPROVE their members' pay and conditions
  27. 27What do Trade Unions do?-Campaign on issues
    -Speak on behalf on members
    -Provide information, advice, guidance on work related problems
    -Provide a rage of services
    -Bargain employers for better pay
  28. 28Why join a Trade Union?-Help if you have problem at work
    -Better pay, pension, working hours, holiday
    -Feel part of a community
    -At forefront of campaigns for fairer society
    -Safer workplaces
    -Good compensation
  29. 29What is a Right?An entitlement, allowance or freedom
  30. 30What is a Responsibility?A duty, expectation either moral or legal
  31. 31What is Equal Opportunity?Treating everyone with the same rights and giving the same chances to all
  32. 32What is Discrimination?Treating someone unfairly because of their differences, i.e. gender, race, age, disability, ethnicity, sexuality
  33. 33What is Social Responsibility?Acting responsibly towards the community and the environment
  34. 34What do EMPLOYERS want?-Keep costs down
    -Meet customers needs
    -Keep quality up
    -Customers that come back
    -Keep sales up
    -Competitive prices
    -Well trained/motivated workers
    -Investors who receive good return on their investment
    -Business survives in good and bad times
  35. 35What do EMPLOYEES want?-Interesting job in pleasant, safe environment
    -Long term contract with high levels of protection in case of illness/redundancy
    -Consultation on changes to business
    -Secure Pension
    -Good rates of pay/benefit
    -Training to develop skills
    -Chances for promotion
  36. 36What should a written statement of employment include?-The title of the position
    -The description of the job
    -The address of the employer
    -Location/s of the place of work
    -Normal working hours and days
    -Details concerning overtime
    -Arrangements for sick pay
    -Holiday entitlement
    -Notice for termination, for both parties
    -Information on disciplinary procedures
  37. 37What did the two organisations responsible for Health and Safety at work, when and why?The Health and Safety Executive
    and The Health and Safety Commission MERGED 1st April 2008
    Set policy to give advice and work with local authorities to enforce the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
  38. 38What is the Health and Safety Work Act 1974?-Gives employers and employees the responsibility to work together to ensure the workplace is safe and healthy
    -Employers have to provide training in all parts of the job, from lifting heavy objects and using ladders to the use of electrical equipment and computers
    -They are to carry out risk assessments and give staff handbooks that contain H & S policy
    -It is the responsibility of the employee to let their employer know if they think a situation is dangerous or unhealthy and must stop working if they believe conditions to be dangerous
  39. 39How old do you have to be to be paid the minimum wage?16
  40. 40What is a written statement of employment?Employees are entitled to receive a statement of employment, setting out main employment terms
  41. 41What should a written statement of employment include?-Job description
    -Pay
    -Working hours
    -Grievance
  42. 42When might an employee have to claim unfair dismissal?They may have been injured and fired unfairly because of it
  43. 43What do the Sex Discrimination Act, The Race Relations Act and the Disability Discrimination Act all deal with?People being discriminated if they are in some way different to the discriminator
  44. 44Give an example of illegal discrimination in the work place.Treating someone differently because of their race
  45. 45Give an example of discrimination that is legalNot allowing someone to take part in a certain activity because of a disability
  46. 46Explain consumer rightsConsumers want quality goods and services for as cheap as possible, Businesses and traders want a big profit.
    When you buy goods or services, you enter a contract of sale with the business.
    Most people involved in market economies are fair.
    For ‘rouge traders’, Trading Standards Offices are in all local authorities to enforce the law. They give advice and investigate complaints.
    Office of Fair Trading, 1973-work with agencies and authorities for benefit of consumers/study all aspects of supply of goods and services.
  47. 47What is the Sale of Goods Act, 1979?-Goods must be of a decent quality and not damaged or faulty.
    -Goods must be fit for the purpose and do what the manufacturer claims they will.
    -Goods must match the description given on the packaging.
  48. 48What is The Sale of Goods and Services Act, 1982?This covers the same ideas as the 1979 Act and also covers such goods as building and hairdressing. Workmanship should be of REASONABLE STANDARD and be carried out within a REASONABLE TIME PERIOD. The details of this type of work should be agreed BEFORE HAND and WRITTEN DOWN where appropriate.
  49. 49What is Contract of Sale?A contract by which the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price
  50. 50Give an example of consumer rights lawYou should get some ‘compensation’ if you buy faulty goods
  51. 51Name a statutory rights body that gives advice on consumer rightsCitizens Advice Bureau
  52. 52Give an example of DIRECT and INDIRECT discrimination?DIRECT: A hotel turns you away because you’re gay.
    INDIRECT: An employer advises an employee that they will not be trained to work on new machinery because they are too old to learn new skills

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