GCSE Citizenship: Synopticity flashcards

Question 1

What is a population?

Accepted Answer

All the inhabitants of a particular place or region.

Question 2

What is an ageing population?

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One in which the proportion of older people rises relative to other age groups, particularly the working-age population.

Question 3

What does the Government use population data for?

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To plan services and make fair, informed decisions.

Question 4

Give one thing that population data shows.

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e.g. where people live, their age, their background or what support they need.

Question 5

What effect have immigration laws had on the UK population?

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They have increased it and made it more diverse.

Question 6

Give one kind of law that has helped people live longer, creating an ageing population.

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e.g. health, housing or welfare laws.

Question 7

What is the media?

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The different ways we share and receive information on a large scale.

Question 8

What is immigration?

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The process of people moving from one country to another to live and work.

Question 9

What is influence?

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The power to affect or change someone's thoughts, actions or decisions.

Question 10

Give one positive thing the media can do in reporting on immigration.

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e.g. highlight immigrants' contributions, promote inclusion or challenge harmful stereotypes.

Question 11

What may negative or biased reporting on immigration fuel?

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Public fear and resentment.

Question 12

In the UK, who chooses and leads the Government?

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The Prime Minister (PM).

Question 13

What is local government?

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A system of government that operates at a local level, providing services to its community.

Question 14

Whose laws and policies must local governments follow?

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Those made by national government.

Question 15

Which two things do local councils rely on national government to give them?

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Funding and powers.

Question 16

Besides delivering services, what do local councils report to national government?

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Local issues.

Question 17

Can local government affect the work of national government?

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Yes; local feedback helps shape national policies and decisions.

Question 18

What is tax?

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The charges the Government imposes on citizens and corporations to finance some of its spending.

Question 19

Does the Government have full control over the UK economy?

Accepted Answer

No; the economy can also be affected by external factors such as unexpected global events.

Question 20

Quick political decisions are sometimes needed to protect which two things?

Accepted Answer

Jobs and services.

Question 21

What is campaigning?

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Actions or events organised by an individual or group of people to achieve an aim.

Question 22

What is legislation?

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A law or set of laws passed by Parliament; also the act of making a new law.

Question 23

What is a right?

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Something we are entitled to by law.

Question 24

Give one example of a law that protects the right to campaign and protest.

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e.g. the Human Rights Act.

Question 25

Which movement helped lead to laws giving women equal voting rights?

Accepted Answer

The women's suffrage movement.

Question 26

Stonewall's campaigns have helped change laws to protect whose rights?

Accepted Answer

LGBTQ+ people's rights and equality.

Question 27

What are human rights?

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Basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to.

Question 28

What is an NGO?

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A non-profit, voluntary group of citizens working locally, nationally or internationally to achieve an aim, not controlled by the Government.

Question 29

What is advocacy?

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Publicly representing or supporting a person or organisation by writing, speaking or acting on their behalf.

Question 30

Give one way NGOs help protect human rights.

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e.g. raising awareness, supporting victims or pressuring governments.

Question 31

What are international agencies?

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Organisations formed between countries to address global issues and promote cooperation.

Question 32

What is collaboration?

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Working together towards an outcome, or to produce something.

Question 33

When NGOs and international agencies work together, what do NGOs provide?

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Expert knowledge.

Question 34

When NGOs and international agencies work together, what do the agencies provide?

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Global reach and political power.

Question 35

Give one way NGOs and international agencies cooperate to solve global issues.

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e.g. research, advocacy or policy influence.

Question 36

Give one international organisation that NGOs often work closely with.

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e.g. the United Nations (UN).

Question 37

What is press freedom?

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The ability of the press to give information and express opinions.

Question 38

In which countries can the media effectively challenge the government?

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Countries where press freedom exists.

Question 39

Besides providing information, what does the media do to those in power?

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Holds them to account.

Question 40

Through which two activities does a free media challenge government actions?

Accepted Answer

Investigations and public reporting.

Question 41

What is a treaty?

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A formal agreement between countries or groups of people, often about peace, trade or other important matters.

Question 42

What is a sovereign state?

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A self-governing state, such as the UK.

Question 43

Through what does international law influence UK law?

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Treaties and agreements.

Question 44

Which international laws must the UK follow?

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Those it agrees to.

Question 45

Does international law automatically replace UK law?

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No; Parliament decides how and when international law is applied in the UK.

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