Living in the UK

Flashcards about living in the UK

What factors contribute to the changing composition of the UK population?

Age, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

What are the potential impacts of immigration to the UK?

Social, economic, benefits, and challenges.

What are the main sources of migration to the UK since 1945?

Commonwealth countries and Europe.

What does mutual respect mean in a diverse society?

Recognizing effects of inequality and discrimination, and the role of the Equality Act 2010.

What concepts underpin a democratic society, encouraging mutual understanding?

Diversity, integration, and community cohesion.

What are some ways people's identities can be defined?

Ethnic, religious, gender, age, social, cultural, national, local, and regional.

What rights and freedoms do citizens have in the UK?

Equality, representation, freedom of speech, opinion, association, tolerance, respect, and privacy.

What are the duties of citizens in a democracy?

Respect the rights and freedoms of others, and obey the law.

Why is the rule of law necessary in a democracy?

Checks and balances are needed in relation to rights and freedoms.

What document represents a first step against arbitrary rule and a guarantee of justice?

Magna Carta

What is the role of local councils?

Representing the community and providing services.

How are local councils funded?

Council tax, business rates, government grants, and income from charges.

What are the key components of British values?

Democracy, rule of law, mutual respect and tolerance, and individual liberty.

What are some factors that contributed to the UK population increase?

Net migration, decreased infant mortality and increased life expectancy

What is Community Cohesion?

A common sense of belonging despite having a different background or culture to others within the same group.

Define Economic Migrant

Someone who arrives in a country looking for work or study; they are free to travel to that country and often stay for a short period

Define Asylum Seeker

Someone who has fled their own country because of conflict or discrimination who has applied for protection as a refugee but their stay is yet to be granted

Define prejudice and discrimination

PREJUDICE: to think negatively about a group by pre-judging them, DISCRIMINATION: carrying out this prejudice by doing / treating people unequally.

What right did the magna carta give to people?

Fair trial and innocent until proven guilty as well as equality in law.

Who makes laws in the UK?

Parliament (House of Commons, House of Lords and the Queen)