a person who belongs to a country and has certain rights as they either live in the country, or were born in the country; it is also a legal status given to people

a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf

websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or participate in social networking

What is digital citizenship?

Citizenship

Can voter engagement be improved through digital participation?

Can political engagement be increased using digital media?

How well has digital democracy worked in other countries?

In person or online: How should MPs vote?

How can social media be used to increase political participation?

Pupils consider what a digital citizen is and how the digital world can be used to increase political engagement, examining cases of how digital democracy has worked across the globe.

Can digital democracy increase political participation?

making critical use of information technology responsibly

using technology to support political participation

websites & applications that enable users to create and share content

Match each term to its correct definition.

Complete this sentence: Being an {{}} digital citizen means engaging with public issues to make a positive difference.

voting in an online poll about a local issue

Which of these is an example of digital democracy?

Technology is changing democracy by making it easier for people to {{}} in decision-making.

They make democracy more accessible, but security and access can be problems.

Digital technologies make it impossible to participate in democracy.

Digital technologies solve all challenges in democratic systems.

How are digital technologies affecting democracy?

being able to use a computer and browse the internet

knowing how to download apps and play games online

using technology responsibly, ethically and respectfully in online communities

learning how to fix technical problems on a digital device

Which of the following best describes digital citizenship?

a system where people have the power to vote and make decisions

the group in charge of running the country

the place where laws are made, including both houses

a king or queen who acts as the Head of State

Match each term to the correct definition.

In a democracy, people have the right to {{}} for their leaders.

Which of the following are not part of Parliament?

The monarch’s role is mostly ceremonial.

Which one of these statements is true about the monarchy in the UK?

Voting in elections is both a right and a {{}} for UK citizens.

What is digital citizenship?

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