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What is a community?
A group of people who are in close contact and who share common interests and values
What is a neighbourhood?
A local area within which people live as neighbours, sharing living space and interest
What is a census?
An official count of the population to find out about the changes taking place
What is Emigration?
Leaving your homeland to live in another country
What does Ethnic mean?
Someone’s cultural background
What is immigration?
Coming to another country to live there
Being ____ means being open minded and accepting
Tolerant
What is a asylum seeker?
Someone who says he or she is a refugee, but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated
What is commonwealth ?
A voluntary group of individual countries, some of which are former British colonies
What is the European Union?
A group of 28 countries which work together in fields such as the environment ,social issues the economy and trade
A _________ is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war , persecution or natural disaster
Refugee
What is the economy?
Made up of all the organisations that provide goods and services and all the individuals and organisations who buy them
_______ means a range of different groups that make up the wider population
Diversity
Integration means?
Bringing different groups of people together in society
What does identity mean?
Who or what someone is
What is the United Nations?
An international organisation that tries to encourage peace cooperation and friendship between countries
What is compensation?
Making amends for something
What is community cohesion?
Creating a community where there is a sense of belonging for all communities and peoples different backgrounds are valued
What is integration?
Bringing different groups of people together
What is a convention?
An agreement
What is a declaration?
A document setting out aims and intentions
When was the manga carta signed and who by?
1215 by King John who was forced by barrons
What is a councillor?
A member of a local council elected by people in the area
What is a trade Union ?
Organisations that look after interest of a group of employees
What are some examples of trade unions?
Communication workers Union (CWU)
Unite
National living wage is ______________
Amount paid to be a employee over 25
What is consumer act 2015?
Clear and honest information
Get what you pay for
A fair contract
Fit for purpose
Written notice of inspection
What is the Citenzship advice bureau?
An organisation that offers free advice on consumer and over legal matters
What is trading standards department?
Official body who reinforces consumer law
Officer of fair trading is _____________
A government office that can take action against traders who break the law
How can you enforce your rights? ( as a consumer )
Contact trader with compliant
Advice from citizens advice bureau
Which make recommend trading standards department
Office of fair trading
What is a moral right?
The responsibility of people to behave in a moral way towards others
Some examples of democratic values are…
Freedom
Equality
Justice
What are some reasons for limiting human rights?
Protection of reputation
National security
Interest or safety of public
Prevent disorder or crime
Economic wellbeing
What is propaganda?
Information which might be biased or misleading used to promote political cause or point of view
What does manifesto mean?
A published statement of the aims and policy of a political party
Definition of council?
A group of people who are elected to look after the affairs of a town , district or county
what is a ward?
An area that forms separate part of a council
What is a cabinet in the council?
The main decision making body of the council
What is the role of a mayor
A member of the council who is selected to be its representative on a ceremonial occasion in some areas they are also the elected leader
What is the chief executive?
An employee of the council responsible for the smooth running of services
What are business rates?
A form of tax paid by all the businesses in an area. The amount a business pays depends on the rent that could be changed premises
What is council tax?
A tax paid by everyone who lives in an area. It is based on the value of their house
What is a act?
A law passed by parliament
What is a legal right?
Right protected by law
What are examples of legal rights?
Vote
Right to privacy
Freedom
Life
Follow your religion
What are multiple identities?
When a person feels they have more than one identity
what is the population of england?
56,536,000
when did the wind rush generation arrive & why ?
1950s
help rebuild britain after ww2
Why is migration good?
fill key jobs
more diverse & accepting society
new music sytles , fashions and dishes
What are drawbacks of immigration?
segregation
inclusion and cohesion
societal institution strain
What was the british nationality act?
gave british cotenzship to people living in colonies
When was the british nationality revoked and why?
1971
became the commonwealth
how many states are in the commonwealth?
53 states that were former british colonies
What is the treaty of maastricht?
freedom of movement
allows citizens of member states to settle and work in countries
What has the EU agreed to?
treaty maastricht
When did britian leave EU?
2016