Year 10 - Citizenship
Is digital media causing the end of free and fair elections?
How is social media changing our view of democracy?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider the impact that new forms of media are having on democracy using case studies from the UK and India.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to evaluate the positive and negative impacts of digital media within free and fair elections.
Key Notes
- Free and fair elections allow people to vote for their representatives without fear, manipulation, or interference.
- Social media likely impacted voting beliefs and behaviour during the UK 2024 election, both positively and negatively.
- Social media shaped public opinion, amplified political messages and provided a platform for debate.
- Influencers can increase voter engagement, raise awareness of political issues and encourage public debate.
- Influencers can reduce informed decision-making, spread misinformation and raise concerns about financial motivation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- election: the voting process to select a person for a public position
- engagement: the level of interest, attention, or involvement someone shows in an activity, interaction, or relationship
- influence: the power to affect or change someone's thoughts, actions, or decisions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils might believe that infleuncers can only ever positively influence.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Free and fair elections allow people to vote for their representatives without fear, manipulation, or interference. Social media likely impacted voting beliefs and behaviour during the UK 2024 election, both positively and negatively.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'election'
the voting process to select a person for a public position.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils might believe that infleuncers can only ever positively influence. Correction: Although influencers can have positive impacts, when posting about politics there can also be negative impacts if they are posting incorrect information or simplifying issues.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Case study: India - what is an AI election? Study Guide
- What did the UK Undercover Voters project tell us? Study Guide
- What is digital media and how is it different? Study Guide
- What is the social impact of digital media within a democracy? Study Guide
- Why are people concerned by the influence of digital media? Study Guide
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