a person who was born in a particular country and has certain rights or has been given certain rights because of having lived there

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

a person who helps create, debate and decide on new laws; in the UK, lawmakers are MPs (Members of Parliament) and members of the House of Lords

the body that makes laws in the UK, it is made up of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the monarch

Can citizens change laws?

Citizenship

What are laws?

How are laws made? Criminal vs civil law

How is the criminal justice system applied to young people?

What is the age of criminal responsibility?

Deliberative discussion: Should the age of criminal responsibility be changed?

In this unit, pupils explore what the law is and how criminal and civil laws are made. They examine what role citizens can have in changing the law and consider how the justice system should apply to young people.

What is the law and how is it changed?

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a person born in a particular country given rights due to living there

a person who helps create, debate and decide on new laws

rules that are used to order the way in which a society behaves

In the UK, a Bill must receive support from at least {{}}% of MPs for it to become an Act of Parliament.

gathering signatures from the public to show support for a law

collecting public opinions on an issue to show support for change

asking MPs to support a law by writing to them

Who is responsible for debating and voting on laws in the House of Commons?

Which of these is a way citizens can influence the law?

What was PC Wardell’s main goal in campaigning for a change to the law?

Parliament is made up of three parts: the {{}}, the House of Lords and the monarchy. 

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England?

a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament

the age at which you can do something as defined by the law

law that deals with disputes between individuals or groups

Which of the following are criminal law offences?

The police create laws to keep people safe.

Laws are made by Parliament and the police enforce them.

The police make laws and Parliament enforces them.

Laws are made by judges and the police follow them.

Which of the following statements is true?

Laws are used to order the way in which a society behaves. 

Laws need to be fair and equally applied to everyone.

Laws only apply to certain groups of people.

Which of the following statements are true?

Can citizens change laws?

Lesson outcome

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