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Question 1

Censorship

Answer 1

Censorship is the practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered to be obscene, offensive or a threat to security. People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws.

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

Discrimination are acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice.

Question 3

Extremism

Answer 3

Extremism is believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Question 4

Human rights

Answer 4

Human rights are the basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human. An example of human rights as stated in the Declaration of Human Rights is that all people should receive an education.

Question 5

Personal Conviction

Answer 5

Personal conviction is something a person strongly feels or believe in.

Question 6

Prejudice

Answer 6

Prejudice is pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without evidence.

Question 7

Relative poverty

Answer 7

Relative poverty is a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, for example, living on less than a certain percentage of average UK income.

Question 8

Absolute poverty

Answer 8

Absolute poverty is an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of human needs.

Question 9

Social justice

Answer 9

Social justice is promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights.