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The History of Parliament OBJECTIVES: To understand the historic background of Parliamentary democracy in the UK
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Can you name a significant political date or occurrence E.g. voting age lowered from 21 to 18 in 1969
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Click on the picture to watch the video: History of Parliament
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Importance of Parliament to our Freedoms The parliament or legislature plays an important role in the life of a nation. It perform three main functions: a) make new laws, change existing laws and repeal laws which are no longer needed; b) represent the views and wishes of the citizens in decision making processes c)oversee the government to make it accountable to the people. This is so because parliament plays a crucial role in gauging, collating and presenting the views and needs of the people by articulating their expectations and aspirations.
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Extension Use the link provided below to further explore Parliament: http://assets.parliament.uk/education/Interac tive-Whiteboard- Resources/IWB_1_2/deploy/iwb_1.html?level =3 http://assets.parliament.uk/education/Interac tive-Whiteboard- Resources/IWB_1_2/deploy/iwb_1.html?level =3
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