a formal way of making a choice or decision

the voting process to select a person for a public position

when the citizens of a country (the electorate) vote to elect a new government; a general election in the UK happens at least every five years

Should 16- and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote in elections?

Citizenship

Pupils analyse how political rights have changed over time considering important campaigns such as the fight for female suffrage. They examine why voting matters and consider what role they can have in democracy prior to being eligible to vote.

Why was the struggle for the vote important today?

What is the correct term for the following definition: a formal way of making a choice or decision?

What are the criteria you have to meet in order to be eligible to vote in an election in the UK?

At what age can you register to vote for elections in England and Northern Ireland?

 Which of the following can you legally do at 16?

Match the age in which you can vote in local elections with the correct country.

At 16, you gain more legal rights and responsibilities.

People become legal adults at the age of 18, not 16.

Most 16-year-olds still live at home and may be easily influenced.

It would make politicians more focusd on issues important to young people. 

Young people can be seen as lacking life experience.

Which of the following are arguments for giving 16-year-olds the vote?

to promote women’s rights in the workplace

to campaign for the right to vote for women

to provide education for women regardless of income

to support women’s participation in social matters

What was the main aim of the Suffragists and Suffragettes? 

radicals who advocated for violent protest

women who supported gradual and peaceful campaigns for suffrage

political activists who were members of the Labour Party

members of the royal family who supported women's rights

Which of the following best describes the members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)?

Women gained the right to vote only after 1945.

Led to the 1918 law that allowed women over 30 the vote.

Women gained the right to vote in 1925, after a petition was successful.

Which of the following was a result of the groups campaigning for women's suffrage?

Which of the following primarily makes political decisions in the UK: the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the monarch?

Members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons 

Members of the Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish Parliament

Match the type of election to who is being elected.

It allows you to watch debates in Parliament live.

It gives you a chance to choose an MP who'll represent you.

It lets you become a Member of Parliament yourself.

Why is voting an important way to take part in politics?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Should 16- and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote in elections?

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.