Starter quiz
- Is the UK a democracy? Yes or no?
- 'yes' ✓
- Who decides who becomes a Member of Parliament?
- the monarch
- the Prime Minister
- a general election ✓
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- Who makes laws in the UK?
- the police
- the monarch
- Parliament ✓
- the Prime Minister
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- Who keeps order and enforces the law in the UK?
- the monarch
- the police ✓
- Parliament
- the Prime Minister
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- If you break the law, what are you committing?
- 'A crime' ✓
- Which of the following would be a crime?
- going to the pub aged 14
- going to the cinema aged 12 to watch a PG film
- borrowing your friend's pen
- taking some sweets from a shop without paying for them ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is Parliament also known as?
- the legislature ✓
- the judiciary
- the executive
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- Parliament is made up of three parts. Which part is missing from this list? House of Lords, monarchy and ...
- 'House of Commons' ✓
- What is a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament officially known as?
- laws
- rules
- legislation ✓
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- Match the term to the correct definition.
- laws⇔rules, usually made by parliament, to order society's behaviour ✓
- illegal⇔not allowed/forbidden by law, especially criminal law ✓
- age of criminal responsibility⇔the age you are held legally accountable for your actions ✓
- legal age⇔the age at which you can do something as defined by the law ✓
- What is the age of criminal responsibility in England?
- '10' ✓
- Who is being described here? These people do not make laws, they are there to enforce them.
- 'Police' ✓
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Key learning points
- Laws are rules everyone must obey. In the UK, laws are created by Parliament.
- The law is there to protect us and our rights.
- Legal age is the age you can do something as defined by the law.
- The age of criminal responsibility is the age you are held legally responsible for your actions.
- Most citizens obey the law but some will break it. There are consequences for breaking the law which are set out in law.
Common misconception
It is the role of the police to make laws.
Laws are created by Parliament. The police do not make the law, they enforce it.
Keywords
Laws - rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves
Legislation - a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament; the word is also used to describe the act of making a new law
Legal age - the age at which you can do something as defined by the law
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