How have our political rights changed over time? | Citizenship

Starter quiz

Is the UK a democracy? Yes or no?
- 'Yes' ✓
Which of the following are features of a democracy?
- voting in an election ✓
- human rights ✓
- press controlled by the government
- elections ✓
- only one party standing for election
Who decides who becomes a Member of Parliament?
- the monarch
- the Prime Minister
- the electorate in a general election ✓
Complete the quote about voting in a democracy: "One person, __________ ."
- two votes
- three votes
- one vote ✓
Who makes laws in the UK?
- 'Parliament' ✓
Which of the following do you associate with the term 'Human Rights'?
- universal ✓
- fundamental ✓
- only for certain groups
- United Nations ✓

Political rights are:
- rights only women have in a democracy
- rights only men have in a democracy
- rights all people have in a democracy ✓
Suffrage means:
- the right to become an MP
- the right to vote ✓
- the right to join a political party
At what age can you vote in the UK?
- '18' ✓
In 1900, which of the following were issues with the voting system?
- No women were able to vote. ✓
- Approximately 40% of women could not vote.
- No men were able to vote.
- Approximately 40% of men could not vote. ✓
What did the 1918 Representation of the People Act do?
- Gave women over the age of 21 the vote.
- Gave men over the age of 21 the vote. ✓
- Gave women who were over the age of 30 and property owners the vote. ✓
Which king signed Magna Carta in 1215?
- 'John' ✓

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All men had the right to vote before 1918.

Appoximately 40% of men could not vote before 1918.

Right - something we are entitled to by law
Democracy - a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf
Suffrage - the right to vote