Unit 8.1 Keywords

Question 1

Church

Answer 1

The community of Christians. (With a small c it means the place of worship)

Question 2

Conscience

Answer 2

An inner feeling of the right-ness or wrong-ness of an action

Question 3

The Decalogue

Answer 3

Then ten commandments

Question 4

Democratic processes

Answer 4

The ways in which all citizens can take a part in government(usually through elections)

Question 5

Electoral processes

Answer 5

The ways in which voting is organised.

Question 6

The Golden Rule

Answer 6

The teaching of Jesus that you would treat others as you would like them to treat you.

Question 7

Human rights

Answer 7

The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.

Question 8

Political party

Answer 8

A group which tried to be elected into power on the basis of it’s policies, e.g. Conservative or labour.

Question 9

Pressure group

Answer 9

A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

Question 10

Situation ethics

Answer 10

The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.

Question 11

Social change

Answer 11

The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also possibilities of future change).

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

The holy book of christians