when people vote to choose leaders or representatives for public positions

to meet the criteria or rules to be able to do something

when a political party has more than half of the total seats in a group, e.g. a council or a parliament; in a majority, the party needs at least one more seat than half of all the seats available

Why is registering to vote so important?

Citizenship

How is local government different to central government?

What do local councils do?

What is the role of the local councillor?

How do local elections work?

How can young people be involved in local decision making?

This unit explores the difference between local and national government. Pupils consider how governments are elected, the role of local councils and the key people within them.

How does local democracy work?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Registering to vote can be done on a paper form or ...

If a political party holds 50% +1 of all the seats available, it is known as having the ...

to encourage people to register, inform them of the process and vote

to allow celebrities and influencers to have their say

to advertise the candidates' policies and manifestos

to make sure your chosen candidate definitely gets their seat

What is the main reason for having a voter registration drive?

Wealthy men and landowners are the only ones allowed to vote.

The fight for women's suffrage increases.

Female landowners aged 30+ and working class men are granted suffrage.

Requirement to own property is removed. Voting age is lowered to 21 for all.

The voting age is lowered to 18 for all, which remains the case for most of UK.

Put these events into the order that they happened with regards to suffrage in the UK.

Finish the sentences by matching them to the correct words. 

To be eligible to vote, people must meet which criteria? 

What campaign method is specifically being used when candidates use an online presence to advertise their policies and ideas?

Candidates are selected by the party/independent candidates put themselves up.

Candidates begin their election campaign.

Polling day: voters cast their vote in a secret ballot.

The count takes place shortly after polling stations close.

Put the six steps of the election process in order. 

A councillor/candidate may be independent, which means they __________ belong to a political party.

The rules about being allowed to vote are __________ across the countries of the UK.

For many years in the UK, voting rights in the UK were not ...

the formal process of voting to choose representatives

a statement outlining a candidate's policies and ideas

having more than 50% of the total available

Match the word with its correct definition.

Why is registering to vote so important?

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