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1
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On the political spectrum, which political party is where?

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Green Party, Labour, Lib dems, Conservatives, UKIP

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2
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What does First Past the Post mean?

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This is a voting system where only one political party can win

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3
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What does Proportional Representation mean?

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This is a voting system where more than one political party can win. So if Conservatives got 50% of the votes and Labour got 40%, even though Conservatives won, Labour still get a say.

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What are the advantage and disadvantage of First Past the Post?

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An advantage is that decisions are made quickly and efficiently and that you get one political party in charge.
A disadvantage the smaller parties would never be able to win and only one set of ideas

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What are the advantages and disadvantage of Proportional Representation?

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An advantage is that the smaller political parties who never win would be able to get there say and that there are a lot of different and new ideas.
A disadvantage is that if two political parties are in charge, they could be from opposite ends of the spectrum and decision will take a lot longer to make.

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6
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What does turnout mean?

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the amount of people who got out to vote

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7
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What is a constituencies?

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An area that is represented by your local MP

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8
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Name 5 reasons to commit crime

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peer-pressure
bullying
due to your background
for money
mental health
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9
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Name 5 punishments that could be given for committing crime

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Fine
community service
house arrest
points on your license
restraining order- places you can't go
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10
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What does retribution mean?

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deserved a punishment

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11
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What does rehabilitation mean?

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they forgive the person for committing the crime

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12
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What do criminal court deal with?

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The serious crimes that go against the law. Such as robbery or murder

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13
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What does the criminal court have the power to?

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They have the power to SENTENCE

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14
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What do Civil courts deal with?

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They deal with disputes between people. Such as divorce or money.

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15
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What do civil courts have the power to?

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They have the power to make someone do the action

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16
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What courts are under the criminal court category?

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Crown court
Magistrates
youth court

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17
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What courts are under the civil court category?

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high court

county court

18
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What are the 3 divisions that high court are organised into? And what are they?

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The family division- deals with divorce and child welfare matters
The chancery division- disputes about wills
The queen’s bench division- deals with the remaining business about land or contracts

19
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What is the percentage of crimes that are taken to the magistrates?

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95%

20
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What does crown court deal with?

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Crown court deals with the serious cases such as murder or rape

21
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Can members of the public (anyone) be selected for jury service?

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Yes

22
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What does country court deal with?

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Claims for dedt repayment or person injury

23
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What are police organised into?

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Regional basic- where they are from

24
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What are the main roles of the police?

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Maintain law and order
Protect members of the public and their property
Prevent, detect and investigate crime

25
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What does PCSO mean?

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uniformed staff who support the police

26
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What does Special Constables mean?

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Volunteers who support the police in their community

27
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What is the police workforce hierarchy?

from lowest to highest

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Special Constabulary
PCSO
Constabulary
Sergeants
Inspectors
Chief inspectors
Superintendents
Association of chief police office ranks
28
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What do police have the power to do?

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Stop and Search
Power to arrest
Entry, search and seizure

29
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What is a Judiciary?

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the system of judges

30
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How does the judiciary settle the issues?

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Examining case

Decides the judgement

31
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What does the jury do?

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Says whether the defendant is guilty or not

32
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What does the scribe do in a court trail?

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write down everything that is said (word for word)

33
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What is the person called that helps the defendant?

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Lawyer

34
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What is the person who has committed the crime know as in the court trail?

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Defendant

35
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What does the Barrister do?

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Presents the case in court

36
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What is the role called when they undertake most of the work in the magistrates and county court?

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Solicitor

37
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What is the legal executive’s role?

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legally qualified employed by solicitor and usually specialised in an area of law

38
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At what age can you start to have a part-time job?

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13

39
Q

What is the structure of the Court system?

bottom to top

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(On the same level)
Magistrates, County, Family
(up levels)
Crown
Court of Appeal
Supreme
40
Q

What is the Magna Carta?

A

It was a piece of writing about the charter of rights. It was agreed by King Jonh in 1215

41
Q

When was the human rights act in forced?

A

2000

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