What is a democratic community?
I can explain what a democracy is and what key features democratic communities have.
What is a democratic community?
I can explain what a democracy is and what key features democratic communities have.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A community is a group of people living or existing together sharing common values, interests and ways of doing things.
- In a democracy you have more rights and you can influence decision makers and those in power.
- Democracies have key features such as free and fair elections and protected human rights.
Keywords
Democracy - a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf
Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Human rights - the basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
Suffrage - the right to vote
Common misconception
Democracy is just about voting for leaders and making decisions by majority rule.
Democracy is about fairness, equality and everyone having a voice in how their society is run.
Equipment
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a person who makes a difference in their community
people living together in an ordered community
actions organised by an individual or a group to achieve an aim
rules that are used to order the way in which a society behaves
a set of guidelines that tell people what is and what is not allowed
a group of pupils who act as representatives for their fellow pupils
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a system of government in which we vote in regular, fair elections
the basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
the right to vote