AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies · 8100
Paper 2
Revise: Rights, Duties, Equalities and FreedomsHuman, moral, legal and political rights are not four completely separate boxes: the same right can fit more than one category.
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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A right that enables people to participate in political decision-making and democratic life.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Rights, Duties, Equalities and FreedomsHuman, moral, legal and political rights are not four completely separate boxes: the same right can fit more than one category.
Paper 1, Paper 2
An entitlement to take part in how the country is governed, including voting in free, regular elections by secret ballot when eligible and choosing elected representatives.
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Political rights allow people to take part in how the country is governed. They include voting, when eligible, in free elections held at regular intervals by secret ballot. The right to free elections is protected in UK law through the Human Rights Act 1998.