Transcript Voting presentation

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Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
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Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
Resource: Voting presentation
1. If you own more than one property you can vote.
False: plural voting was, however, only abolished in
1948
2. A citizen of another Commonwealth country or of the
Irish republic can vote in a UK election as long as they are
living in the UK.
True
3. You can vote from the age of 17.
False: the voting age is 18
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Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
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4. If you are going to be on holiday when the election is held
you can vote before you go.
True: from 1987
5. If you are a British Citizen but live abroad you are
still allowed to vote.
True: since 1987 people living abroad for up to 15
years can still vote. They can vote in any
constituency in the UK
6. If you are in prison you are not allowed to vote.
True
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7. Members of the House of Lords are not allowed to vote.
True
8. Before 1918 you were not allowed to vote unless
you owned land.
True
9.The voting age has always been 18 years old.
False: In 1928, it was decided that all 21 year olds
could vote (previously only women over 30 had won
the right to vote which happened in 1918). In 1969, the
voting age was lowered to 18
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10. You can only vote if you are in full-time employment.
False: everyone who is 18 years old or over has the
right to vote no matter if they are in full-time
employment or unemployed
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Researching an issue in-depth, discussing
it with others and communicating your
views via a public forum.
Carrying out a peaceful protest.
Setting up or joining a local or national
pressure group.
Carrying out public consultation on an
issue before making a decision about it.
Setting up or signing a petition.
Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
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Organising an event or forum to draw
attention to a particular issue.
Writing to or organising to meet your local
representative to raise concerns about a
local or national issue.
Setting up or joining a local or national
action group.
Setting up or taking part in an election or
campaign.
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What is a general election?
How often to they happen?
Can anyone compete to
become an MP?
Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
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A UK-wide vote where people vote for who they would like
to represent them in the House of Commons.
Every 4-5 years.
There are no qualifications. You must be 21 years old or over. Most
candidates are members of a political party which has to nominate
them. Some choose to stand as independent candidates. This means
they do not belong to a political party.
How do we end up with one
MP representing people from
one area?
The UK is divided in to 650 areas called constituencies. Candidates from
different parties compete to become the MP for one constituency.
People who live in that constituency (called constituents) vote for the
candidate they want to represent them.
Which competing candidate
wins the constituency?
The candidate with the most votes in each constituency becomes the
Member of Parliament (MP) for that constituency. This is called the first
past the post system.
How is the government
formed?
The party with the most candidates across the 646 wins the election.
Their leader is the Prime Minister and they choose Ministers to form
the government. Most will be chosen from the House of Commons but
they can also be chosen from the House of Lords.
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I’m not going to vote in the
next election. It is too hard for
me to get out of the house.
I’m old now and I don’t see
how any of this politics is
really going to affect me.
Lesson: Voting sessions 1 and 2
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I’m not going to vote in the
next election because I don’t
think the parties are different
enough to be able to choose.
Jo, care worker, aged 38
John, pensioner, aged 87
I’ve never voted before and I
think I might not vote in this
election. It’s all too
confusing and I just wouldn’t
know who to pick.
I’m not going to vote in the
next election. They keep
making promises about
fighting crime but I don’t see
any changes.
Sameer, student, aged 18
Sarah, Police Officer, aged 51