Year 8
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore why it is important to vote. We will give our views about the issues that are most important to us and discover which decision makers address these issues. We will then consider two opinions about voting and decide which is most persuasive. Lastly, we will have a look at who votes, where power lies and some of the consequences of not voting.
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7 Questions
Q1.
Women's suffrage is:
The right of women to become Members of Parliament
The right of women to study at Cambridge
Q2.
Suffragettes were all wealthy, white and from the middle classes
True
Q3.
Who was the head of the suffragettes?
Alice Hawkins
Theresa May
Q4.
Suffragists believed in militant action (favoured confrontational or violent action)
True
Q5.
Alice Hawkins' driving ambition was to see all women having...
a season ticket to Leicester City football club
the opportunity to be a shoe machinist
Q6.
Women are equal to men in all areas today
True
Q7.
The methods used by Suffragettes were successful
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Strongly Agree
7 Questions
Q1.
Fill in the blank: when elected, MPs take a _____ in Parliament.
Bus
Chair
Q2.
Boris Johnson is the leader of the...
Green Party
Labour Party
Q3.
True or false, the House of Commons is an unelected chamber?
True
Q4.
Which one of these does the House of Commons do?
Choose the Prime Minister
Elect MPs
Q5.
Who does Parliament work for?
Kanye West
The Queen
Q6.
How many people did not vote in the last general election?
1 Million
56 Billion
Q7.
Is it important to vote?
Maybe
No