how laws change over time

Question 1

when was homosexuality illegal up to in England and what was the law changed to?

Answer 1

1967 and changed to make homosexual acts legal in private with the age of consent being 21

Question 2

what was the age of consent the homosexuality law changed to in 1994

Answer 2

18

Question 3

what was the age of consent changed in the law of homosexuality in 2001

Answer 3

16

Question 4

what happened in 2014 with the homosexuality law?

Answer 4

same sex marriages became legal

Question 5

why did the homosexuality law change?

Answer 5

society increasingly desires equality and campaigns for change such as the Campaign for Homosexual Equality

decline in the role of the church in our daily lives- 20% of people see themselves belonging to the church in our daily lives
>therefore homosexuality not seen as important as 55% of people in UK don’t see themselves as religious

Question 6

when was capital punishment abolished in most parts of the UK?

Answer 6

1965

Question 7

what developed due to an increase in poaching incidents at a time of economic unrest?

Answer 7

Black Act of 1723- saw over 50 offences punishable by death e.g. setting fire to corn, killing someone else’s cattle etc.

Question 8

in 1832 the death penalty was removed for what?

Answer 8

theft

Question 9

what was the minimum age for capital punishment raised to in 1933?

Answer 9

18

Question 10

why did capital punishment get abolished?

Answer 10

attitudes to equality have changed in attempt to make society more equal

capital punishment wasn’t an effective deterrent as most murders are committed in the heat of the moment with little thought of consequences