the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money

the charges imposed by the Government on citizens and corporations to finance some of its spending

What does the economy have to do with politics?

Citizenship

What does population have to do with politics?

What does the media have to do with immigration?

What does national government have to do with local government?

What does the law have do to with campaigning?

What does the judiciary have to do with human rights?

What do NGOs have to do with human rights?

How do NGOs work with international agencies?

How does media limit the power of government?

How does international law impact the law in the UK?

Pupils revisit key citizenship concepts from previous units and consider how they relate to each other, demonstrating their ability to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and understanding.

Synopticity: How do different ideas and concepts in Citizenship interconnect?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Which person, within government, plays a key role in managing the country's finance?

The tax introduced in 2018, aimed at products with high sugar content, was known as what?

the Government acts to protect jobs and services during crises

the Government must respond to things outside its control

the Government influences the economy but doesn’t control everything

Match each statement to the correct idea about the Government and the economy.

Which Government introduced the Levelling Up policy?

When the Government have to make large spending cuts to tackle economic concerns, this is known as what?

The charges imposed by the Government on citizens and corporations to finance some of its spending is known collectively as what?

It affects jobs, prices and how people afford goods and services.

It controls the weather and natural resources available.

It decides the size of the population and where people live.

It sets the rules and laws for how a country is run.

Why is the economy important for a country or region?

Order the words to complete the definition of politics, the way people make...

government decisions and external factors

a discount that lowers prices for customers

a tax added to the price of most goods and services

a charge for delivering goods to customers

What is VAT and how does it affect the price of goods and services?

The type of democracy where citizens vote for politicians to make law and policy on their behalf is known as what?

What does the economy have to do with politics?

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