Year 7 - Citizenship
What is a democratic community?
Citizenship - what's it all about?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils consider what citizenship is all about, they will explore what knowledge and skills they need to develop to become active citizens.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what a democracy is and what key features democratic communities have.
Key Notes
- A community is a group of people living or existing together sharing common values, interests and ways of doing things.
- In a democracy you have more rights and you can influence decision-makers and those in power.
- Democracies have key features such as free and fair elections and protected human rights.
Vocabulary To Learn
- democracy: a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
- human rights: the basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
- suffrage: the right to vote
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Democracy is just about voting for leaders and making decisions by majority rule.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A community is a group of people living or existing together sharing common values, interests and ways of doing things. In a democracy you have more rights and you can influence decision-makers and those in power.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'democracy'
a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Democracy is just about voting for leaders and making decisions by majority rule. Correction: Democracy is about fairness, equality and everyone having a voice in how their society is run.
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