cycle 1

Question 1

active citizenship

Answer 1

taking responsibility for society by joining in to bring about change.

Question 2

advocacy

Answer 2

representing /supporting a person /organization by writing/speaking/acting on their behalf.

Question 3

apathy

Answer 3

a lack of interest in a particular idea about there being no point in getting involved in politics, as nothing will change.

Question 4

campaigning

Answer 4

actions/events organized by people to achieve a goal.

Question 5

citizenship

Answer 5

being a citizen of a country and having rights and responsibilities that go with that country’s status.

Question 6

democracy

Answer 6

a system of government where citizens vote to make decisions on how the country is run. can be representative, where citizens elect politicians to represent and make decisions for them. however, it can also be direct, where citizens make decisions themselves, such as a referendum.

Question 7

government

Answer 7

the individuals elected to run the country, led in the UK by the prime minister[pm]

Question 8

human rights

Answer 8

basic rights and freedoms to which all people are entitled, such as the right to life and the right to a fair trial

Question 9

legislation

Answer 9

the collective terms of laws, for example, education legislation is the collection of laws referring to schools ,univercities ,etc

Question 10

lobbying

Answer 10

people or groups attempting to persuade politicians to take up their cause, through methods such as meetings, petitions, and letters

Question 11

political parties

Answer 11

official groups of politicians, activists, and members, each with their own ideologies, or ways of seeing society. Major political parties in the UK include Labour, the Conservatives, the liberal democrats, and the Brexit Party.

Question 12

voter turnout

Answer 12

the number of voters who take part in an election, or ‘turn out’ to vote. often expressed as a percentage of all of those eligible to vote.

Question 13

volunteering

Answer 13

when a person gives their own time to help other people, or a cause, without being paid

Question 14

charities

Answer 14

local, national, or international groups, set up to help those in need. it is a specific legal term, with registered charities having tax benefits.

Question 15

councillors

Answer 15

citizens elected to serve as politicians on local councils [local authorities]. they are normally members of political parties.

Question 16

demonstration

Answer 16

a public meeting to march protesting about a particular issue.

Question 17

elections

Answer 17

votes where citizens elect their politicians. for example, elections to the House of Commons are called general elections.

Question 18

house of commons

Answer 18

an elected group[chamber] of 650 members of parliament [MPs] forming the lower house of parliament.

Question 19

interest groups

Answer 19

an organization that tries to influence the government to adopt certain policies on a particular issue.

Question 20

parliament

Answer 20

the institution of government in the UK. includes the House of Commons, the House of Lords[the upper house], and the Monarch.

Question 21

petitions

Answer 21

a formal, written request, normally signed by many people, appealing for change on an issue. in recent years, online/e-petitions have become increasingly popular.

Question 22

pressure groups

Answer 22

an organized group of people who take action together/ try to bring change to an issue.

Question 23

public services

Answer 23

an organization funded by taxpayers and the government for public benefits, such as schools, hospitals, and the police.

Question 24

taxation

Answer 24

the way the government funds its spending, by making citizens and businesses[taxpayers] pay fees and charges.

Question 25

trade unions

Answer 25

a group of workers in the same profession/trade joining together to protect their rights. collectively, the country’s trade unions for the trade union congress[TUC].

Question 26

voluntary groups

Answer 26

groups of people working together to help those in need/other good causes, often by providing services. they may or may not be charities.

Question 27

courts

Answer 27

they are responsible for issues of justice in the UK. judges and juries will decide people’s innocence /guilt, sentencing them to punishment as appropriate.

Question 28

crown prosecution service[CPS]

Answer 28

an independent body, funded by the government, which decides whether to prosecute[bring to court] cases in the UK. run by the director of public prosecutions[DPP].

Question 29

judiciary

Answer 29

the collective name for judges and other legal officials within the legal system. includes magistrates, who oversee less serious cases.

Question 30

jury

Answer 30

a group of local people chosen randomly to make a decision in a legal case.

Question 31

justice

Answer 31

the fairness resulting from the application of law in society, usually overseen by the judge.

Question 32

law

Answer 32

the rules governing society, coming in a wider range of categories, such as civil law, dealing with disputes, and criminal law. common laws refer to decisions made by judges over the years.

Question 33

neighbourhood watch

Answer 33

local active citizens that monitor their local community and work with the police to report issues of concern.

Question 34

police

Answer 34

the government organization responsible for maintaining public order through detecting and preventing crime. individual police forces are run by a chief constable and overseen by an elected police and crime commissioner.

Question 35

tribunal

Answer 35

a decision-making body, similar to a court, designed to decide specific complaints/issues. for example, employment tribunals deal with disputes in the workplace.

Question 36

victim of crime

Answer 36

a person who has suffered as a result of a crime being committed against them.

Question 37

witness

Answer 37

someone with specific information about a crime, usually because they saw it, or something relevant to it, take place. witnesses are crucial to the correct administration of justice.