Theme A

Question 1

What’s a community?

Answer 1

A group of people who share common interests and values

Question 2

Different communities in the UK

Answer 2

London, Chinese, Irish, Muslim

Question 3

What is a minority?

Answer 3

A small group of a larger group of people

Question 4

What is diversity?

Answer 4

The range of different groups that make up the wider population

Question 5

What is integration?

Answer 5

Bringing different groups of people together in society

Question 6

What is communtiy cohesion?

Answer 6

Sense of belonging for all communities and
people’s different backgrounds are valued. Cohesion = stick together.

Question 7

What is immigration?

Answer 7

Moving to another country to live there

Question 8

What is emigration?

Answer 8

Leaving your homeland to live in another country

Question 9

What is a refugee?

Answer 9

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war,
persecution, natural disaster, political repression etc.

Question 10

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 10

Someone who says they are a refugee, and has applied for asylum (safety) but
haven’t yet been given permission to stay.

Question 11

What is an economic refugee?

Answer 11

Someone who is fleeing poverty to improve their existence and quality of life

Question 12

What is a repressive regime (government)?

Answer 12

Restricts people’s freedom and controls them using force

Question 13

What are the social and economic benefits of immigration?

Answer 13

• Contribute to the economy by working and shopping here.
• Pay taxes and contribute to the welfare state including state pensions.
• Help to fill skills gap .
• Significant proportion of Britain’s doctors and nurses were born overseas.
• New foods are introduced. Makes country
  more diverse and interesting.
• Bring innovation - new skills and ideas

Question 14

What are the challanges of immigration?

Answer 14

• Immigrants may be prepared to work for less than UK workers
• More people can mean more pressure on public services
• There may be problems with integration and friction with local people.
• Ease of movement may encourage organised crime and people trafficking.

Question 15

What is identity?

Answer 15

Who or what someone is

Question 16

What is persecution?

Answer 16

Making people suffer because of their race/gender/religion/sexuality etc

Question 17

What are human rights?

Answer 17

Things people should be allowed to DO or HAVE. This should include everyone in the
world

Question 18

What is the United Nations?

Answer 18

An international organisation set up to improve cooperation between countries. It was set up in 1945 after the second world war.

Question 19

What is the decleration of human rights 1948?

Answer 19

A document which includes 30 fundamental human rights that every human being
should have

Question 20

What is a trade union?

Answer 20

An organisation that looks after the interests of a group of employees

Question 21

What is the role of a trade union?

Answer 21

They negotiate with employers to get fairer agreements on:
* Pay
* Working conditions
* Represent their members in court if
needed

Question 22

What is an employment tribunal?

Answer 22

A body set up to resolve employment disputes between an employer and employee

Question 23

What is a contract of employment?

Answer 23

A document that details an employee’s and employer’s responsibilities for a
particular job

Question 24

What are zero hour contracts?

Answer 24

*An employee is on call to work when an employer needs them.
* The employer doesn’t have to give the employee work.
* The employee doesn’t have to do work when asked

Question 25

What is the Commonwealth?

Answer 25

A voluntary group of independent countries, some of which were former British colonies

Question 26

What is an entepeneur?

Answer 26

A person who sets up a business and takes financial risks in the hope of making profit

Question 27

What is the Magna Carta?

Answer 27

A charter of rights which the English barons forced King John to sign in 1215

Question 28

What is a councillor?

Answer 28

A member of a local council, elected by people in the area

Question 29

What is the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)?

Answer 29

An organisation that offers free advice on consumer and other legal matters

Question 30

What is a consumer?

Answer 30

A person who buys goods and services for their own use

Question 31

What is the council?

Answer 31

A group of people who are elected to look after the affairs of a town, district, or country

Question 32

What is a mayor?

Answer 32

A member of the council who is selcted to be is reprasentative on ceremonial occasions.

Question 33

What is the central government?

Answer 33

They distribute money to different areas based on how much money is raised locally (from council tax)

Question 34

What act is the 9 protected characteristics under?

Answer 34

Equality Act 2010