Politics How people decide things together: elections and voting, who can vote, parties, presidents and prime ministers, parliaments and how a law is made, kings, courts and constitutions, taxes and councils, the English-speaking democracies, the news, debates, adverts and polls.
The questions of the politics course of Mova's primary school: 42 lessons, 643 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the course at school .
1 What politics is: deciding things together 15 questions · Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on telly, nothing to do with us lot." What's… 2 Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning 15 questions · Your mate goes, "u can just tell the counter who u voted for innit, it's no big deal." What should you say? 3 Who can vote, and why children cannot 15 questions · Your mate says, "If ur smart enough u can vote at 10, no cap." What's the truth? 4 Parties: teams with ideas 15 questions · At a sleepover your mate goes, "my fam's left so we're all left-handed, obvi." What's the truth? 5 President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street 15 questions · Mateo's cousin in Texas says, "Y'all's prime minister ain't a real boss, our president's the real deal." Wha… 6 Congress and Parliament: how a law is made 15 questions · Your mate says, "Parliament's well mardy, just a bunch of grown-ups yelling." ("Mardy" means moody and sulky… 7 The King, the courts and the rules above the rules 16 questions · Your cousin says, "The King's well peng (great), so he picks the laws, innit." What should you say? 8 Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools 15 questions · Your American cousin says, "Bruh, the store's lowkey scamming me, the price went up at the register." What i… 9 Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand 15 questions · An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur! Snagged a democracy sanga at the school." ("Snagged" means got;… 10 The news: who makes it and how 15 questions · Your mate goes, "Breaking news said 50 people, then 30. So the news is all cap." ("Cap" means lies.) What is… 11 Debates and rows on chat shows 15 questions · «she DESTROYED him last night, no cap, she won» says a radio host (no cap = no lie). What is the best reply? 12 Adverts, slogans and polls 15 questions · Mateo's mate: "our street's 9 signs to 4, so our guy's def winning the whole state". What is wrong? 13 Memes, clips and jokes about politicians 15 questions · «this clip is SO sus, he's literally asleep at work lmao» (sus = suspicious). What should you do first? 14 Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics 15 questions · Kai jumps when Dad yells "That's rubbish!" Dad says: "Sorry, mate, not you." What should Kai understand? 15 Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends 15 questions · "Back in my day things were better" says Grandad in Kent. His cousin says "Not for everyone, Grandad." Why c… 16 US elections and the president, as reported 15 questions · «y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu = believing something not real). What is… 17 UK elections and the prime minister, as reported 15 questions · Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??" Her dad says "we didn't, not exactly". What does he m… 18 Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more 16 questions · Aisha: "Who stole my 15p? Sweets were 50p, now 65p!" What is the best answer? 19 Immigration and borders 16 questions · A new girl from Pakistan joins the class; her dad is a doctor. Someone asks, "Why'd she even come here?" Wha… 20 Healthcare: who pays when you are ill 16 questions · Oliver in Glasgow: "broke ma arm, got a wee cast, and naebody asked for a penny!" His American cousin says "… 21 Climate: hot summers and hot arguments 16 questions · A girl in London says: «it snowed bare last week, so global warming's a lie, innit». What is the best reply? 22 Guns, school safety and arguments about schools 15 questions · Hannah's Texan cousin shrugs: «y'all have no guns in shops? we're fixin' to buy bait right next to 'em, that… 23 Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and NATO 16 questions · Grandad says: «back in my day we didn't need a UN, kiddo, countries just sorted it out.» What is true? 24 Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine 15 questions · A boy in Boston says: «wicked confusing, my grandpa says Kiev and my teacher writes Kyiv, who's wrong?» What… 25 Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives 15 questions · A boy in Newcastle says: «that new lass Sofiia's canny quiet, she just sits on her own, like.» What is the l… 26 Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported 15 questions · Finn in Dublin says: «Grandad says it all kicked off in 1948, me cousin says 7 October, yer man on the telly… 27 Israel and Gaza at school and online 15 questions · A boy in London says: «bruv, that kid's got an Israeli flag on his bag, so he hates Palestinians, innit.» Wh… 28 The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others 15 questions · Jake in Florida says: «y'all, ten seconds on Sudan and then football, so it's no big deal, right?» How do yo… 29 Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» 15 questions · Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?» What is right? 30 Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes 16 questions · Liam in Dublin asks: «yer man on the radio says refugee, the other fella says migrant, same family — what's… 31 Propaganda and fake news 16 questions · "bro this Your Country Needs YOU poster is just an advert innit" — what was it really? 32 Bots, troll farms and deepfakes in elections 15 questions · "lol 300 comments all saying the exact same thing in one minute, that guy's got mad rizz, everyone loves him… 33 Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines 15 questions · "yeah nah, that politician wants to shut every park, it's in the clip mate" — what should you do first? 34 Algorithms, bubbles and false balance 15 questions · "it's giving everyone agrees with me, my whole feed says so" — what is the best reply? 35 How to check: who, how, who else 15 questions · "legit, a boy in Year 6 said homework's banned by law" — what is the weak part? 36 Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet 16 questions · In Sheffield: "Don't be nesh, it's only a storm — but look, a shark on the motorway!" What would a careful p… 37 School councils and class reps 15 questions · "just promise free Maccies every day, it's got mad rizz, everyone'll vote for ya" — what is the best reply? 38 Protests, petitions and young activists 15 questions · "Back in my day we just wrote to our MP, now kids think a TikTok's protest" — Ruby wrote a polite letter and… 39 Arguing politely and never calling names 16 questions · "your idea's well dumb, bruv" — what is a better way to disagree? 40 Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim 16 questions · "skibidi, the PM's gonna build our new playground!" says a little brother. What is the better version? 41 Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★ 16 questions · Your mate brags, "Literally the whole school voted for me, bruv!" The board says 40 of 200. What really happ… 42 Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★ 16 questions · "BARE people at the rally, like a MILLION, I swear," says Leo. The square holds about 5,000. 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