GCSE Citizenship

GCSE Citizenship

1. Theme 1

   • Effective active citizenship
     • Community: a group of people living or working in a paritcular place
     • Pressure Group: a group of people taking action to try and influence the government on a specific issue
     • Campaigning: organised actions to try and achieve an aim
     • Target Group: the group at which the action is aimed
     • Political literacy: The knowledge and understanding of how politics works
     • Suffrage: The right to vote
     • Insider Group: a group which the government consults in issues concerning their interest
   • Making a difference
     • LocalGovernment
       • Regions of England
         • North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside West Midlands East Midlands East of England London South East South West
       • Government Office Region
         • Greater London Authority
           • Council of London Responsible for transport emergency services planning developments
           • London Borough District Councils
             • Provide services such as housing social services waste disposal and leisure
             • Parish Council
               • Very small- over see leisure and recreation
         • Unitary Authority
           • Provides all services
         • County Councils
           • Responsible for; trading standards, transport, waste disposal, education and social services 
           • District Councils
             • Responsible for: planning permissions, housing, recycling, planning, waste collection, environmental health and leisure and recreation.
             • Parish Council
               • Very small- over see leisure and recreation
     • Democracy
       • rule by the majority of the people 
       • Electorate: the people eligible to vote in an area
       • Each electorate in the constituency votes for the candidate they want to represent them in Parliament.
         • The candidate with the most votes will represent them in Paliament
           • The Party with the most candidates as MPs wins the election and holds power
   • Citizenship issues in the workplace
     • Rights and Responsibilities
       • See page 40
     • Health and Safety
       • Dangerous Area- hard hats required
       • Employees have the right to
         • work in a place where risks have been minimized
         • tell the employer if they feel there are health and safety risks involved in their work
         • contact the health and safety executive if their employer will not take action
         • stop working if they feel in danger
     • Consumer Rights
       • Office of Fair Trading(OFT)
         • Government Department for Consumer issues
         • Sale of Goods Act !979
           • States all goods should be as described, of a satisfactory quality and must be fit for purpose
         • Sale of Goods and Services Act 1982
           • This states that all services must be doe to a reasonable stanard

2. Democracy and Identity

   • Parliament and Government
     • The role of Parliament is to represent the citizens of the country when new laws are made
       • The do this by debating the bill before parliament
       • They scrutinize the work of the government through select comitees
       • Debate issues of the day
     • Political Parties
       • Their role is to formulate policies which they present to the electorate in their manifesto
     • The House of Commons
       • Made up of 646 MPs
       • Party with the most MPs forms the government
         • Leader becomes Primeminister
       • The Opposition
         • Role of the opposition is to form a shadow government, to debate issues of the day and oppose the government.
           • Through asking questions and continually holding the government to account for their decisions and actions
             • This ensures all policies and decisions and actions are thought through thoroughly
     • How laws are made
       • First reading: bill is read to house of commons
         • Second reading: there is a general debate
           • Amendments' are made until everyone agrees
             • House of Lords follow similar procedure and send it back to the commons if they do not agree with it
               • The Bill goes back and forth between the commons and the lords until they all agree
                 • The Royal Assent: the Queen gives her assent and the bill becomes a law
   • Identity
     • Prejudice: when a person forms an opinion that is bias based on belief that is not from personal experience
     • Asylum seeker:A foreigner who wishes to live in Britain because they have been abused in their own country
     • Immigrant: a person form a foreign country who wishes to live in Britain short term or permanantly
       • They might want to come here for
         • The free health service
         • The benefit system
         • An escape from warzones at home
         • Jobs
     • Stereotypes: a generalized view about a group of people