Should the voting age be reformed?

Citizenship

The legal right to vote in your country’s elections.

True or false: The last time the voting age was reformed was in 1928

At what age can you vote in elections in the UK?

At what age can you register to vote in England and Northern Ireland ?

At 16 you can marry,  join the armed forces and consent to medical treatment

At 16, you may still live at home and are more easily influenced by parents and teachers.

You have knowledge of voting and how it works through citizenship lessons

Which of these arguments is against reforming the voting age

Local democracy is about decisions made in your local area and how you can influence them?

'A person who actively takes responsibility, becomes involved in areas of public concern and tries to make a difference' is defined as an...

It prepares you for life and helps to create positive change

You get high fives from your Citizenship teacher

Why is it important to be an active citizen?

Draw up a petition to send to the council expressing residents views

Organise a local demonstration or march in connection with an issue that frustrates you

Play an active part in your local Youth Council

Play video games all day and nothing else

Which one of these is NOT an example of how young people can be Active Citizens and make their voice heard locally?

Youth Councils are led by which group of people in society?

The example of a Youth Council that we looked at in the lesson was...

True or false, Youth Councils are good for democracy because they allow people to forms good habits for life by getting young people to vote?