AQA GCSE CITIZENSHIP STUDIES SET WITH ALL ANSWERS

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democracy - correct answer-a system of government based upon the consent
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nof the people through an open and fair electoral system, where electors can
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nchoose from competing political parties or groups
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councillors - nbb bb nbb
n correct answer-citizens who are elected to serve on local
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police and crime commissioners - correct answer-directly elected officials who
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nare responsible for the running of each regional police force outside London
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member of parliament (mp) - correct answer-a citizen elected to parliament
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nwho serves as a member of parliament, normally as a member of a political
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party
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legislation - bb
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n correct answer-or statute law; laws passed by parliament
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pressure groups - correct answer-organised bodies of citizens who share a
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ncommon interest in an issue and through a variety of actions promote their
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cause
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trade unions - correct answer-employment-based groups of employees who
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, trade unions congress (tuc) - correct answer-a national body that represents
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national citizenship service - correct answer-a locally based government
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ninitiative that encourages young people to volunteer
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voter turnout - correct answer-the number of eligible voters who actually vote,
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nagainst the total number of eligible voters, usually expressed as a percentage
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lobbying - correct answer-a campaigning method whereby traditionally
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nmembers of the public spoke to their mp in the central lobby of the House of
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nCommons to enlist their support for a cause but is now used as a more
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ngeneral term to mean explaining your cause to those you want to influence
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house of commons - correct answer-the first chamber of parliament made up
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nof 650 elected members; the government is formed based on the composition
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nof this chamber; it is a legislative chamber that also holds the government to
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e-petitions - correct answer-a means whereby petitioning can take place n bb n bb nbb n bb bb
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nonline; the government has introduced its own system , alongside those of
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nmany other campaign groups, in order to gather support
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human rights - correct answer-the basic rights to which all people are entitled
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crown prosecution service (cps) - correct answer-an independent government
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nbody that determines whether charges should be brought; they prosecute
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ncases in the courts on behalf of the state
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magistrates - correct answer-part-time community volunteers who after training bb
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ndetermine verdicts and sentences in local magistrates' courts; they normally sit
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non a 'bench' of three and jointly agree their decision
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special constables - correct answer-volunteers who help the police on a part-
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time basis in their local community; they do not have police powers, but they
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chief constable - correct answer-the chief police officer within each regional
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npolice force responsible for the day-to-day management of police resources to
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nfight crime
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neighbourhood watch - correct answer-a scheme in which members of the nbb n bb n bb nbb bb
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ncommunity take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property to
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nprevent crime
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