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Democracy

1. What do you do to get it?. Democracy. Discuss as a class What is democracy? Why is it so important? W hat have people done to earn the right to vote (give examples you know about)?. 2. Who is this Man ? What did he do for democracy in his country?

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Democracy

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  1. 1 What do you do to get it? Democracy Discuss as a class What is democracy? Why is it so important? What have people done to earn the right to vote (give examples you know about)?

  2. 2 • Who is this Man ? • What did he do for democracy in his country? • Please take a minute to contemplate this man’s achievements and what they mean to the world.

  3. 3 Assembly • (It should be good)

  4. 4 Old enough to vote? • Since 1969 the minimum voting age for British citizens is 18. • On 29, January 2003 a coalition of charitable and political organisations launched the campaign Votes at 16, aimed at lowering the voting age to 16 years old. As a result of the campaign the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey reduced their voting ages to sixteen. • Should 16 year olds in the rest of Britain be given the right to vote? Discuss.

  5. 5 Olwen Quiz • Part of Thought for the week

  6. 1 What was Thought for the week?

  7. 2 Who is this Man?

  8. 3 What famous town did the Chartist uprising happen in?

  9. 4 How many Pieces of ceramic make up the chartist mural?

  10. 5 How much money will it take to move the Chartist Mural?

  11. 6 What is the legal voting age in most of Britain?

  12. 7 What is the legal voting age in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey ?

  13. 8 Which country has the biggest democracy in the world?

  14. 9 Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

  15. 10 Who is first minister of the Welsh Assembly government

  16. Answers • 1 Democracy and the Chartists • 2 Nelson Mandella • 3 Newport! • 4 200.000 pieces of ceramic and glass • 5 £200.000 (or one pound per piece) • 6 18 years old • 7 16 years old • 8 India • 9 David Cameron • 10 Carwyn Jones

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