Year 11 - Citizenship
What does national government have to do with local government?
Synopticity: How do different ideas and concepts in Citizenship interconnect?
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Unit Summary
Pupils revisit key citizenship concepts from previous units and consider how they relate to each other, demonstrating their ability to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and understanding.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the relationship between local and national government and how the work of one impacts the other.
Key Notes
- National government makes laws and policies that local governments must follow.
- Local councils rely on funding and powers given by national government.
- Local councils deliver services and report local issues to national government.
- Local feedback helps shape national policies and decisions.
- National and local government work together to run the country effectively.
Vocabulary To Learn
- national 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)
- local government: a system of government that operates at a local level providing services to its community
- impact: the effect or influence of a decision or action
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That national government can impact local government, but that local government has no impact on national.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
National government makes laws and policies that local governments must follow. Local councils rely on funding and powers given by national government.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'national 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).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That national government can impact local government, but that local government has no impact on national. Correction: Local governments can play a crucial role in shaping the work and direction of national government.
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