S2 exam

Question 1

What are rules?

Answer 1

A standard which individuals are expected to follow (e.g - school rules)

Question 2

What are changes in law?

Answer 2

Law changes depending on history, culture and society. e.g the equal pay act act (1970)

Question 3

What are economic issues and give 2 examples?

Answer 3

• Anything which involves the economy and money
• Wages, Unemployment, Taxes

Question 4

What are social issues and give 2 examples?

Answer 4

• The things we do and are affected by in our day to day lives
• health, education, crime

Question 5

What is a legal right?

Answer 5

• Something people can claim by law.
  The law makes sure that people’s legal rights are upheld
• US Constitution
• Notd damaging someone else’s property

Question 6

What are political issues and give 2 examples?

Answer 6

• These relate to the governments and how our country is run
• elections, relationships with other countries

Question 7

Give 2 examples of a right in the US Constitution

Answer 7

The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
The right to free speech and religion.

Question 8

What are the United Nations?

Answer 8

• An internal organization to maintain peace+ security

Question 9

Why are rules and laws necessary?

Answer 9

To protect people in society and also keep order in society.

Question 10

Who enforces law?

Answer 10

Police

Question 11

What are laws?

Answer 11

A standard set by the parliament, taken very seriously and severe consequences if broken.

Question 12

What’s the difference between a rule and a law?

Answer 12

• Law= parliament
• Rule= anyone
  Each country has different laws, more widespread.
  Rules can be made by organisations like schools.

Question 13

How did the human rights come to be?

Answer 13

• In 1948 by the Un made the UDHR (universal declaration of human rights)
• Created because of the holocaust in WWII
  So no discrimination against people for what they believe in.

Question 14

How did the CRC come to be?

Answer 14

• In 1989 the UN created the UN convention of the rights of the child (CRC) under 18
• Because children are less experienced and more vulnerable (not taken advantage off)

Question 15

Name 1 UDHR declaration

Answer 15

All humans beings are born free and equal.

Question 16

Name 1 article from the CRC declaration

Answer 16

Every child has the right to life
Every child has the right to education

Question 17

Give 1 example of a country under dictatorship?

Answer 17

North Korea, Egypt

Question 18

Give 1 example of a democratic country

Answer 18

Germany, France

Question 19

What is a democracy?

Answer 19

A form of government
a way of governing which depends on the will of people

Question 20

What is a dictatorship?

Answer 20

A small group of people with limited power or one person (dictator) also a form of government

Question 21

What is a participation?

Answer 21

A legal right of every citizen over 18 which happens through voting

Question 22

What is voting?

Answer 22

voting is a process by which a group of people can decide things fairly when they do not all agree

Question 23

What is an electoral register?

Answer 23

a list of all the people allowed to vote in the area

Question 24

What is the name of a law before it becomes a law?

Answer 24

A bill

Question 25

What is the franchise?

Answer 25

The qualification (what you must be/do) to vote.

Question 26

What is the suffrage?

Answer 26

The right to vote (people fought and campaigned over years for the right).

Question 27

What is a direct democracy and a pure democracy?

Answer 27

A form of democracy in which people make decisions directly (happens very rarely)

Question 28

What is a representative democracy?

Answer 28

It happens when people elect mps to make decisions on their behalf (e.g mps debate and vote on proposals for laws, called bills)

Question 29

What are all the laws in the country called?

Answer 29

Legislations

Question 30

Why are direct democracy or pure democracy happening very rarely?

Answer 30

a lot of work hard to organise

Question 31

What is the electoral register

Answer 31

the list of people who are allowed to vote in a certain area called a CONSTITUENCY.

Question 32

How many constituency's are the UK split into?

Answer 32

650

Question 33

how are constituency's determined?

Answer 33

the number of people living there

Question 34

How many constituency's are Scotland split into?

Answer 34

59

Question 35

What is each constituency represented by?

Answer 35

One MP in parliament

Question 36

What happens after the election results?

Answer 36

first past the post - the winning candidate in a constituency only needs one more vote than their nearest rival to become the Mp for that Constituency. This is called a simple majority.

Question 37

What is an absolute majority win?

Answer 37

when a candidate wins by having more votes than all the other candidates have even if put together.

Question 38

What does and absolute majority win mean?

Answer 38

It means their constituency is a safe seat as the candidate party is likely to win again in the next election.

Question 39

What are the 2 houses in the politics?

Answer 39

House of commons and house of lords

Question 40

What is a marginal seat?

Answer 40

An area where the results are close between parties

Question 41

What is a referendum?

Answer 41

the election of a pure democracy (example of a pure democracy) e.g brexit

Question 42

What is the US constitution?

Answer 42

The rulebook for citizens in america, it holds all the legal rights in the USA e.g the right to bear fire arm

Question 43

When was the US constitution made?

Answer 43

1771

Question 44

What can people vote for?

Answer 44

mp's, parties, prime minister, president, council elections

Question 45

What is the scottish voting system called and how does it work?

Answer 45

additional member voting

Question 46

How do dictators take power and keep control?

Answer 46

by forcing and misleading the people

Question 47

What are the main features of democracy's

Answer 47

free elections, free speech, rights and responsibilities

Question 48

What are the parties that don't win called and what do they do?

Answer 48

Opposition parties they make sure the winning parties stay in line

Question 49

What examples of human right violations do dictatorship countries have?

Answer 49

torture, slavery, imprisonment of individuals without trial, miscarriage of justice, genocide