How can young people be involved in local decision making?

Citizenship

How does local democracy work?

True or false? A petition is a list of names that support a particular cause.

True or false? To raise an issue with the local council, you could speak up as a concerned resident at a council committee meeting.

True or false? Planning your Citizenship action by looking at both the 'pros' and 'cons' of different potential campaigns tools and techniques is very important?

A large numbers of signatures from residents shows that people care about the issue and is more powerful.

Petitions can easily be ignored by decision makers once they are handed in.

Which statement is a 'pro' about the use of petitions?

True or false? Petitions usually contain a 'call to action' - including the phrase ‘we the undersigned’.

True or false? Democracy is a system of government whereby people are able to express their views fairly and vote.

True or false? A voter registration drive is an organised process of encouraging residents to register to vote. All voters must be on the electoral register.

True or false? The ballot box is where votes are placed, once cast, in a polling station

A list of candidates standing in a local election.

A set of past achievements, created by a political party or local candidate.

A set of written pledges to voters about what a political party or local candidate would do if elected.

Someone who not take responsibility for their actions.

Which of the following BEST describes a manifesto?

One political party having 40% +1 of all councillors on a council.

One political party having 50% +1 of all councillors on a council.

One political party having 60% +1 of all councillors on a council.

One political party having 70% +1 of all councillors on a council.

A political party or group with the majority of councillors can run the council and make decisions. To calculate whether a political party or group has a majority, which formula should you use?

How can young people be involved in local decision making?

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