Year 10 - Citizenship
How are laws made?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system?
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Unit Summary
Pupils learn how laws are made and enforced and about the purpose and types of punishment.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what a law is, the process laws go through to be made and evaluate the effectiveness of this process.
Key Notes
- Laws are created within a three branch system.
- Separation of powers includes the three branches of the legislature, the executive and the judicary.
- Before a Bill becomes a law, it goes through many stages.
- There are advantages and disadvantages to these different stages.
Vocabulary To Learn
- society: people living together in an ordered community
- Parliament: the institution of government in the UK; it comprises of three parts: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the monarch
- government: the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)
- Bill: a proposed law under consideration by Parliament
- Act of Parliament (Act): a law that has been passed by Parliament
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Prime Minister alone makes all the laws.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Laws are created within a three branch system. Separation of powers includes the three branches of the legislature, the executive and the judicary.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'society'
people living together in an ordered community.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The Prime Minister alone makes all the laws. Correction: Laws are created by Parliament, this involves members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords debating and voting on what they should look like.
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