Citizenship at key stage 4 (Year 10-11)
Unit 04: How and why are laws made?
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Section 1: Why do we need laws?
Children:
- understand the reasons why societies have laws
- recognise the difference between criminal law and civil law
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Section 2: How are laws made and changed?
Children:
- discuss legal ages and give reasons why they agree or disagree with them
- describe how laws are made, using examples
- understand the different ways in which laws are created (statute law and case law)
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Section 3: How can I have a say?
Children:
- identify different ways in which individuals and groups protest or complain about particular issues and describe recent examples of legal and illegal protests
- recognise the role of individuals, voluntary groups and pressure groups in bringing about social change
- recognise why laws are needed and how the process of making laws can be consultative
- identify ways in which they can make their views known and how they can contribute to making rules and policies in their school and wider community
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