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The story begins.This is your story; read it, watch it, listen to it and write it the way you want to. You could start by choosing a topic you find interesting and then following the links on each page OR you could work through the blog posts using the tags and… . . . → Read More: Start here. Delivering humanitarian aid and supplying food to countries in crisis from war, drought, floods or famine is a complex set of logistical and political issues. The World Food Programme – who are the experts in this field - have developed an interactive game called Food Force which gives you an insight into some these problems and the chance to find… . . . → Read More: Help deliver food to war torn country In the UK there is Parliamentary Sovereignty. This means that Parliament is the supreme legal authority in the UK. Parliament can create or get rid of any law. However, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, law making powers in some policy areas have been devolved. Although sovereignty still exists, in order to change devolved laws Parliament would have to undo… . . . → Read More: Sovereignty and Devolution The Political system in Britain is broken into three sections; Government, Parliament and Judges. The government is usually made up of the party which won the most seats in the House of Commons in the last General Election. They run the country. Parliament is the combinantion of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They make laws. The… . . . → Read More: Political Processes The UK is divided into constituencies. Each constituency is represented by an MP. Click here to see a map of the UK divided into constituencies. Where Next?. . . → Read More: Infrastructure In a democratic political system, people have the opportunity to vote to decide who represents them in parliament. Find out about the different voting systems by waching the clips below. Work through this interactive tutorial with your group. Watch these short but funny videos from The Telegraph to find out… . . . → Read More: Elections and Voting The Criminal Justice policy is about the police, the court, and the sentences which work together to maintain the law in our society. In the UK the most severe punishment is life imprisonment however in the US, China, India and other places, the Death Penalty exists. Watch this film, The death penalty on trial. Add… . . . → Read More: Criminal Justice Working in small groups, make up your own party following the rules of the electoral commision. 1) Name your party Your name can have a maximum of six words, must not sound too similar to an existing party, must not be obscene or offensive and must not confuse or mislead voters when it appears on a ballot paper. 2) Describe… . . . → Read More: Start your own party Members of a partyAs a minimum, a party must have a party leader, nominating officer and treasurer. They may also have a campaigns officer. The officers within a party have specific legal responsibilities for the various party and electoral matters. . . . → Read More: Parties Once you’ve worked out which party you identify with or which issues you’re interested in, why not get involved? There are a number of ways to do this; Join a PartyMost parties have groups for younger members, you can usually find them by looking up the main party website, there are links to some of these groups on the… . . . → Read More: Joining in What is your political orientation? Are you liberal or conservative? Authoritarian or libertarian? Left wing, right wing or somewhere in the centre?
Click here for a more detailed explanation of where… . . . → Read More: Political Orientation Dealing with the media If there are any problems you can find the video at the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gy7f8vP2QY Description: This video shows Jeremy Paxman interviewing a Plaid Cymru economist. Paxman starts off by trying to find fault with the economist but soon gets more than he bargained for. Activity 1- Party Politics: When campaigning for a Party, knowing… . . . → Read More: Getting the message across What is Party Politics all about?On these pages you will be able to find out about some of the major political parties in the UK, we’ve also added some of the less well known ones. If you dont see anything you’re passionate about we’ve also told you how to set up your own party. Have fun… // … . . . → Read More: Party Politics Protesting is about making your views heard. Effective conversation skills will help you to explain your point and encourage others to join you.
A protest does not have to be violent, non-violent resistance is known as Civil Disobedience. There are three main ways of achieving this;… . . . → Read More: Protests ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.’ ARTICLE 1, UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS To find out what Human Rights are all about watch this video
There are some rights which are specific to children and youngsters, look at these photo stories to find out more. . . . → Read More: Human Rights You can ask any public body to give you all the information they have about a particular subject. They must provide the information within 20 days. For example, you could ask the BBC how much they spend on coffee in a year or find out how many trains were delayed on the London Underground. Some information is… . . . → Read More: Freedom of Information It is against the law for employers or services to discriminate against people because of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sex, marital status, civil partnership, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, or because they are pregnant. Read this article for some Equality statistics Research one of the following topics and discuss it with your group. Write a blog… . . . → Read More: Equal Opportunities In the UK there are laws to prevent “needless cruelty” to animals but there is a lot of disagreement about the rights of animals. Read this wikipedia article about the laws preventing lion fights and using dogs to pull carts. Have a look at this discussion about Animal Ethics
… . . . → Read More: Animal Rights Politics is boring! We’re sure you’d much rather learn about… . . . → Read More: This is where the fun stuff is… Different countries have different laws about drugs and medicines. In the UK the Misuse of Drugs Act determines which drugs are prohibited and the penalties associated with possesing or supplying them. The graph below was produced after a recent scientific study into how harmful different drugs are. (Nutt, David, Leslie A King, William Saulsbury, Colin Blakemore. “Development of a rational… . . . → Read More: Drugs Read a review of the film here Now read this article about Mandela Olympic Games
African American athletes performed a black power salute during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Eleven Israeli Olympians were murdered a day… . . . → Read More: Sport Governments and religious authorities sometimes ban books if they think that the contents are obscene or potentially damaging to themselves or to the reader. Here are some banned books you have probably read! See if you can find out why. Do you agree with the decision to ban them? Add your comments below. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was once banned… . . . → Read More: Reading In the film Footloose rock music and dancing is illegal. This is of course fictional but there are still places where there are laws about dancing; Dancing after 2am is illegal in Des Moines, Iowa. Read more. In Egypt it is illegal for Belly-dancers to show their bellies.
Where next?Human Rights Culture Getting the message across . . . → Read More: Dancing Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. ~ Jimi Hendrix Listen to some music here
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