Year 11 - Citizenship
What does the economy have to do with politics?
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 the economy and politics.
Key Notes
- The Government makes key decisions to help the UK economy grow and stay stable.
- Support is given to struggling businesses and communities to help them recover.
- The economy can be affected by unexpected global events outside government control.
- Quick political decisions are sometimes needed to protect jobs and services.
- These decisions aim to keep the economy strong during tough times.
Vocabulary To Learn
- economy: the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money
- tax: the charges imposed by the Government on citizens and corporations to finance some of its spending
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Government have full control of driving and impacting the economy.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Government makes key decisions to help the UK economy grow and stay stable. Support is given to struggling businesses and communities to help them recover.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'economy'
the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The Government have full control of driving and impacting the economy. Correction: Although the Government play a key role in the UK's economy, it is also impacted by external factors, and when this happens, the Government have to make poltical decisions to protect the economy.
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