Flashcards
Year 11 Citizenship
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- 1What does active citizen mean?A person who helps to influence change in their community
- 2What does community mean?The people living in an area, or place or the people who work in a particular place eg a school
- 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
- 4What does campaigning mean?Actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
- 5What does political literacy mean?Knowledge of politics and how democracy works
- 6What does target group mean?The organisation that the action is aimed at
- 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 - 8Name 4 pressure groups- Age concern
- RSPCA
- Fathers 4 justice
- National union of teachers - 9What are pressure groups trying to do?Adapt change with direct and indirect methods
- 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
- 11What does indirect action mean?Campaigning by letter writing, distributing leaflets, petitioning which doesn't directly involve the target group
- 12What dies campaign mean?Work in an organised and active way towards a goal
- 13Who can vote?Anyone that is over the age of 18
- 14What does democracy mean?Type of government in which the people of a country hold the power to rule by electing representatives
- 15What does community group mean?A focused group who shares common interests (air cadets)
- 16Why doe people volunteere?-They want to give back to the community
- Act of kindness - 17What are the main reasons why people volunteer?Makes them feel happy as they have given back to the community
- 18Who are the council ?Are a group of people that not only provide services but they also pay tax and basically help the environment
- 19What does right mean?Every human deserves it. It doesn't matter who they are or where they live
- 20What does responsibilty mean?Something that is your duty to uphod, act on or think about
- 21What are some rights?- To speak freely
- To be safe from physical harm
- To be listened to by your teacher - 22What are some responsibilities?- To respect others
- To stick up for friends
- To not purposefully hurt someone - 23Name 3 things a written statement of employment shiould include- Title of position
- Address of employer
- Arrangements of sick pay - 24What are advantages of first pass vote?- Simple
- Easy to complete - 25What are disadvantages of first pass vote?- Doesn't represent whole popluation
- Doesn't create a parliment which reflects the views of population - 26What is the first pass vote?- General elections
- Each elector has 1 vote - 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
- 28What are advantages of closed party list?- Very simple for voters- only make 1 point
- 29What are disadvantages of closed party list?- Voters have no say on which candidate is elected
- 30What is the additional member systems?Each votor has 2 votesd- one for party and 1 for MP
- 31What are advantages of additional member votes?- Used to top up the first past the post- wotks together
- 32What are disadvantages of additional member systems?- More complicated
- 33What is the single transferable vote?Electors put their preferences on the ballot paper by putting 1 for their first choice ect
- 34What are advantages of single transferable vote?- Simple
- Reflects views of voters
- No tactical voting - 35What are disadvantages of single transferable voting?- System does't produce such accuracy in proportianal representational of parties
- 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 - 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% - 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 - 39Name 2 employers rights- Expect loyalty
- Expect responsible behaviour - 40Name 2 employers responsibilities?- Pay salaries on time
- Issue a contract - 41Name 2 employees rights- Illness should be genuine
- Expect responsible behaviour - 42Name 2 employees responsibilities- Be puntual
- Do the job properly
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