Starter quiz
- What term is used for when someone breaks a law?
- 'crime' ✓
- What term is used for the basic rights that all people should have, regardless of who they are?
- Citizen Rights
- European Rights
- Human Rights ✓
- People Rights
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- What term means the inner sense of something being right or wrong that people have?
- 'conscience ' ✓
- Which of these parts of society are involved with passing laws in the UK?
- the King or Queen ✓
- the House of Commons ✓
- the House of Lords ✓
- the Senate
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- Which of these subjects is an example of a social science?
- biology
- design technology
- sociology ✓
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- In which country were there laws called 'segregation', which Martin Luther King Jr and others helped to change?
- 'USA' ✓
Exit quiz
- Augustine said what kind of law was no law at all?
- a complex law
- a silly law
- an unjust law ✓
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- What term means the unfair treatment of a people and groups of people based on a part of their identity?
- discrimination ✓
- prejudice
- racism
- sexism
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- What unjust laws did Rosa Parks fight against?
- the Nazi Party's laws against Jewish people and others
- segregation laws in the USA ✓
- Apartheid laws in South Africa
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- What unjust laws did Dietrich Bonhoeffer fight against?
- the Nazi Party's laws against Jewish people and others ✓
- segregation laws in the USA
- Apartheid laws in South Africa
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- How was Ilham Tohti sharing his ideas about the situation of Uighur Muslims?
- in political speeches
- online blog ✓
- newspaper articles
- violent protests
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- In which holy text is this phrase written: "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities."
- 'The Christian Bible' ✓
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Key learning points
- There are a variety of reasons why societies have laws.
- Social scientists look at the laws of a society to see the values and normal behaviour in that society.
- Augustine argued that 'an unjust law is no law at all'.
- There are examples of people who have fought against unjust laws.
- Religious ideas can support following laws, as well as fighting against unjust laws.
Common misconception
The laws of a country are always based on fairness and equality.
Sometimes the laws of a country are not fair or just, for example, Apartheid and segregation were supported by laws in the USA and South Africa.
Keywords
Discrimination - the unfair treatment of a people and groups based on a part of their identity such as sex, race or religion
Justice - the idea that everyone should get fair reward or punishment for their actions
Law - a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves
Pacifist - a person who believes in resolving conflicts without violence and opposes war or the use of force
Unjust - when something is unfair or treats people unequally
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