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1
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What does the term ‘right’ mean?

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Something we are all entitled to

these are sometimes referred to as freedom

2
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What does the term ‘responsibility’ mean?

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Your duty or expected to do

3
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Explain how a right differs from a responsibility?

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Rights protect us

Responsibilities control what we do

4
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Moral right and example

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What we expect from others in certain situation

E.g. We expect our parents to look after us if we are ill

5
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Moral responsibility and example

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What we should do to support other in certain situations

E.g. We should help our parent keep the house tidy

6
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Legal right and example

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What we can do according to the laws of the land

E.g. Everyone has the right to go to public place such as parks, hotels and restaurants

7
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Legal responsibility and example

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What we are responsible for according to the laws of the land

E.g. Employers have the responsibility to make sure their workplace is free from discrimination and harassment.

8
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Rights at birth

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  • Have a passport

* Open a bank account with an adult

9
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Rights at 14

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  • Got to bar and order soft drinks
  • Legally responsible for any crime that you commit (10+)
  • Can get fine for a maximum of £1,000
10
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Rights at 16

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  • Have sex, as long as your parent is also 16+

* Apply for legal aid to help defend or prosecute a case in court

11
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Rights at 18

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  • Vote in local and general election
  • Have a tattoo
  • Make a will
  • Stand for election as a MP, local councillor or Mayor
12
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What is ‘parental responsibility’?

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The rights and responsibilities that parents have towards their children
• Duty to care for their child and the power to make all the appropriate decisions over his or her upbringing.
• Care for children’s physical, moral and emotional needs

13
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An example of a legal right parent has

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  • Select a name for the child
  • Spend time with the child
  • Allowing the father to sign and birth register or apply parental responsibility
14
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Give an example of what parents are legally responsible for.

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  • Protection
  • Support and care
  • Guidance and discipline
  • Health care
  • Education
15
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At what age does a parent cease to be responsible for a child?

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18