Year 8 democracy lesson 4

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LO1 To investigate the concept of Citizenship and understand how we will make progress in WB this term.

LO2 To be able to state, describe & explain the concept of Democracy.

LO3 To be able to state, describe & explain the concept of Justice.

LO4 To carry out an investigation into how citizens are protected in the UK.

LO4 To carry out an investigation into how citizens are protected in the UK.

1. What is a Citizen?2. Describe two things needed for democracy to work?3. Explain why Lady Justice wears a blindfold, carry a sword and scales.

LO4 To carry out an investigation into how citizens are protected in the UK.

Use these pictures to remind you...

What do we know already?

These are the building blocks of society - rights, a say in how decisions are made and fairness.

What's love got to do with it?

The Human Rights Act is protected by

law.

Every citizen has these rights

- they are inalienable

(which means they can't be taken away).

Which of these rights are democratic?

Do YOU have all these

rights?

CLIC

kSome people disagree with this and say that society can only be fair and just when everyone has the same rights.

Human Rights ARE inalienable but they CAN be taken away.

What do you

think?

LO4 To carry out an investigation into how citizens are protected in the UK.

1. State three rights that everyone in the UK has.

2. Describe what can happen when someone takes away the rights of others.

3. Explain how rights are linked to fairness.