Starter quiz
- What was the main aim of the Suffragists and Suffragettes?
- to promote women’s rights in the workplace
- to campaign for the right to vote for women ✓
- to provide education for women regardless of income
- to support women’s participation in social matters
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- Which of the following best describes the members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)?
- radicals who advocated for violent protest
- women who supported gradual and peaceful campaigns for suffrage ✓
- political activists who were members of the Labour Party
- members of the royal family who supported women's rights
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- Which of the following was a result of the groups campaigning for women's suffrage?
- Women gained the right to vote only after 1945.
- Led to the 1918 law that allowed women over 30 the vote. ✓
- Women gained the right to vote in 1925, after a petition was successful.
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- Which of the following primarily makes political decisions in the UK: the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the monarch?
- 'The Prime Minister and Cabinet' ✓
- Match the type of election to who is being elected.
- local elections⇔local councillors ✓
- general election⇔Members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons ✓
- devolved elections⇔Members of the Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish Parliament ✓
- Why is voting an important way to take part in politics?
- It allows you to watch debates in Parliament live.
- It gives you a chance to choose an MP who'll represent you. ✓
- It lets you become a Member of Parliament yourself.
- It helps you write laws yourself.
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Exit quiz
- What is the correct term for the following definition: a formal way of making a choice or decision?
- 'vote' ✓
- What are the criteria you have to meet in order to be eligible to vote in an election in the UK?
- citizenship ✓
- gender
- age ✓
- race
- where you live ✓
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- At what age can you register to vote for elections in England and Northern Ireland?
- '16' ✓
- Which of the following can you legally do at 16?
- buy a lottery ticket
- register with a GP ✓
- serve on a jury
- buy and drink alcohol in a bar
- register to vote ✓
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- Match the age in which you can vote in local elections with the correct country.
- 16⇔Wales ✓
- 16⇔Scotland ✓
- 18⇔England ✓
- 18⇔Northern Ireland ✓
- Which of the following are arguments for giving 16-year-olds the vote?
- At 16, you gain more legal rights and responsibilities. ✓
- People become legal adults at the age of 18, not 16.
- Most 16-year-olds still live at home and may be easily influenced.
- It would make politicians more focusd on issues important to young people. ✓
- Young people can be seen as lacking life experience.
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Key learning points
- You can vote in elections if you meet the eligibility criteria including age, citizenship, and residency.
- You cannot vote in a general election until you are 18.
- There are certain things you can do at 16, for example, apply for a passport or open a bank account.
- There are other things you have to be 18 to do, for example, get a tattoo or get married.
- The discussion on lowering the voting age to 16 is complex and can be divisive with strong arguments on both sides.
Common misconception
Currently no 16- and 17-year-olds have the right to vote in elections in the UK.
In Scotland and Wales, you can vote from the age of 16 in Parliament and assembly elections.
Keywords
Vote - a formal way of making a choice or decision
Election - the voting process to select a person for a public position
General election - when the citizens of a country (the electorate) vote to elect a new government; a general election in the UK happens at least every five years
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