Should young people have the right to stand in local elections?

Citizenship

How can young people play an active role in democracy?

Local democracy is about decisions made for the whole country  and how you can influence them.

Local democracy is about decisions made in the USA.

Local democracy is about decisions made in your local area and how you can influence them.

Who has the power to make decisions at a local level?

The government will make important decisions about local services like rubbish and recycling collections, roads, swimming pools, museums and leisure centres.

Providing community leadership of their area

Representing constituents in the House of Commons

Which of these is one role of a local councillor?

What age can you stand to become a local councillor?

“Changemakers” are activists that make a difference at a local, national or international level.

“Changemakers” are people that enjoy playing computer games.

“Changemakers” are people who go to university

She has led young people around the world in protests, calling for more action to be taken on climate change.

She stands up for a girl’s right to an education across the world and makes speeches to raise awareness of the issue.

She stood up for black people’s rights in America in the 1950s and chose to sit in a seat on the bus that was reserved for white people. Her actions started the “Bus Boycott”

What makes Malala Yousafzai a 'Changemaker'?

Who started a campaign and wrote to her local MP to stop the government from removing feminism from the A – Level politics syllabus?

Campaigning for recycle bins for your school

Volunteering for a charity in another country

Which of these is an example of local democracy action?

Starting or supporting a petition is an example of democratic action

Should young people have the right to stand in local elections?

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