Yr 9 Exam

Question 1

Conscience

Answer 1

A sense of right and wrong, like a voice in our head

Question 2

Crime

Answer 2

Breaking the law, either against a person, property or state

Question 3

Duty

Answer 3

Something we are bound to do

Question 4

Evil

Answer 4

Something or someone considered to be morally wrong or wicked

Question 5

Forgiveness

Answer 5

Letting go of anger towards someone for a wrong they have done us

Question 6

Hate crime

Answer 6

A crime committed because of prejudice

Question 7

Imprisonment

Answer 7

Locking someone up as a punishment

Question 8

Justice

Answer 8

Making things fair again

Question 9

Law

Answer 9

The rules of a country to keep us safe

Question 10

Morality

Answer 10

Beliefs about what is right and what is wrong

Question 11

Order

Answer 11

The enforcement of rules

Question 12

Punishment

Answer 12

A penalty inflicted on someone who does something wrong

Question 13

Sin

Answer 13

Going against God’s rules

Question 14

Suffering

Answer 14

Experiencing physical or emotional pain

Question 15

Victim

Answer 15

Someone who’s harmed by another person’s actions

Question 16

Parliamentary laws

Answer 16

Made by the government and comes in 2 offences

Question 17

Indictable offences

Answer 17

Are serious crimes dealt with by a judge and jury in a crown court

Question 18

Non-indictable offences

Answer 18

Are less serious and are dealt with in a Magistrates court

Question 19

Bye-laws

Answer 19

Made by the local council who can give out fines an other punishments

Question 20

Factors to contribute to violent crime:

Answer 20

• bad upbringing
• no empathy
• bad communication
• bad at resolving differences

Question 21

Islam: where does evil come from?

Answer 21

In Islam evil originates from a mix of a powerful evil being and the weakness of humans

Question 22

Why are some crimes considered evil?

Answer 22

Because it may involve killing innocent people for selfish or malicious reasons

Question 23

What is empathy?

Answer 23

To understand and share the feelings of another person

Question 24

Retribution

Answer 24

The law has to give proper punishments for crimes so that people continue to respect the law

Question 25

Deterrence

Answer 25

This means making punishments unpleasant so they put offenders and potential offenders off committing the crime

Question 26

Reformation

Answer 26

Punishment should be about changing the behaviour and attitudes of the offender so that they will not repeat their behaviour

Question 27

Protection

Answer 27

This is to make sure that society is safe and that a criminal is no longer a threat to others

Question 28

Vindication

Answer 28

This is about taking revenge on the offender for the damage they have done

Question 29

Reparation

Answer 29

This means that the victim works to repair the damage that was done by their crime