a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

people living together in an ordered community

a set of guidelines that tell people what is and what is not allowed

rules, usually made by parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves

Why does society need rules and laws?

Citizenship

In this unit pupils consider what citizenship is all about, they will explore what knowledge and skills they need to develop to become active citizens.

Citizenship - what's it all about?

a set of guidelines that tell people what is and is not allowed

Which of the following is the correct definition of rules?

to stop us doing the things we want to do

Which of the following are reasons why we have rules and laws?

True or false? A judge or magistrate is allowed to pick whatever punishment they see fit.

rules, made by parliament, that order the way in society behaves

people living in the same place or having a characteristic in common

the people living together in an ordered community

Match the word to its correct definition. 

True or false? Magna Carta was issued in 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.

Which of the following people or groups could be impacted when rules or laws are broken?

Name the active citizen who was associated with the other well-known active citizen, Rosa Parks.

True or false? Marcus Rashford is an active citizen who campaigns to end food poverty.

meeting with the person who represents you locally or nationally

refusing to buy a product or use a service as a protest

gathering signatures to show support for a cause

joining together as a group and taking to the streets to campaign

Match the different methods for creating social change to the correct definition. 

volunteering for local charities or campaigns

raising awareness of social issues, locally, nationally or internationally

Which of the following are ways young people can practise active citizenship?

Which of the following skills is not necessary when being an active citizen?

Match the active citizen to the type of social change they wanted to create.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Why does society need rules and laws?

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.