Key Words Flashcards
Pressure group
a group that tries to influence public policy in the interest of a particular cause.
Trade union
an organisation made up of members and its membership must be made up mainly of workers.
MP
Member of parliament
Magistrate
Citizen from a local community who volunteer the administer justice in their magistrates court
Magistrate court & eg of what they have to deal with
-less serious crimes heard by magistrates (trained volunteers)
-most motoring offences
-minor criminal damage
Crown court & eg of what it has to deal with
-Serious criminal cases heard by a judge & jury
-murder
-rape
-robbery
Hight court
-civil cases
-contract disputes
-personal injury claims
Supreme Court
-The highest court in the uk
House of Commons
-Making and passing laws
EHRC
Equality and human rights commission
Equality
providing equal opportunities to everyone and protecting people from being discriminated against
Discrimination
treating some people differently from others
Democracy
A way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
Rights
The legal social and ethical entitlements that are considered the building blocks of society
society
a group of people who shear common interests etc
Eg- neighbourhood