How can we influence those in power using democratic processes?

Citizenship

How can we contribute to school decision-making?

How can we engage in local democracy?

Should the voting age be reformed?

How can we make change happen?

Should young people have the right to stand in local elections?

How can young people play an active role in democracy?

True or false, the Pope is head of the Catholic church?

True or false, in a democracy, citizens have the political power to choose who governs them by voting in elections?

True or false, citizens give those in government permission to make decisions on their behalf. This permission is called a 'ballot'?

True or false, the four national institutions of power in the UK are; the UK Parliament, the National Assembly of Wales , the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Council?

Which one of the following is not a way to protest?

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

Starter Quiz

What does the word 'Franchise' mean?