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Citizenship at key stage 4    (Year 10-11)

Unit 04: How and why are laws made?

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Resources

Resources include:

  • information on the legislative process from government departments, the Houses of Parliament and Hansard
  • factsheets on different aspects of parliamentary work from the Parliamentary Education Unit, particularly its Education Sheet 4 'Making the law'
  • the section on law and government (which includes information on 'having your say') in the Citizenship Foundation's Young Citizen's Passport
  • useful websites, eg

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Why do we need laws?
2. How are laws made and changed?
3. How can I have a say?