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©VotesForSchools2019

Primary KS2


Starter: Can you pass the UK citizenship test?!

Click the poster to

complete a video test.

This is the test that people have to pass if they want

to become a British

citizen!

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https://safeshare.tv/x/JKXKbhvePow




British citizen: A person who is a member of

the UK and has rights here,

either because they were born

here or because they have

been given rights.

The real test asks about history, the Royal

Family and life in the UK in general.

Starter: Can you pass the UK citizenship test?

What do you think of the

questions in this test? Were

they easy or hard? Did you

know a test like this

existed? The questions you just saw were taken from

The Life in the UK Test. Adults have to pass

this test if they want to become a British

citizen.


Should the government be able

to take away citizenship?

British citizens have:


The path to citizenship…

What is the difference

between being a citizen of

Britain and being a visitor

on holiday from another

country? The pictures are

clues! Click to reveal. The right to get a job in the UK and earn money

The right to free medicine from the doctor if they are

unwell

The right to vote in elections

The right to help if they are poor or struggling

The right to a British passport so they can

travel abroad

The right to become an MP here in the UK!

The right to live in the UK for as long as they like

These are the rights people have when they are a British

citizen – things that, by law, they are allowed to have.



Imagine you get to decide the

path to British citizenship (how we

decide who can live and work

here and enjoy all the rights you

just saw, and who can’t). Discuss

the questions in blue and map out

your path.

How can we

find out if this

person will be a

good fit for living

in this country? • ……………….

• ………………

• ………………

Should this

person have to

take any kind of

tests?

What for? • ………………

Yes No

Do we need to

know anything

about this person?

What might we

want to know?• ……………….

• ………………

• ………………

Yes No

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Should we let

anyone who

wants to be a

citizen have

British

citizenship?

Yes No

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What do you think of

the path to citizenship?

Was it different to what

you suggested?

In real life, adults can apply to be a British citizen if they have lived here for five years,

if their parents are British or if they have married a British person. They must also:

Show they will

follow the laws of the country.

Pass an English

language test.

Pass ‘The Life in the UK’ –test, which you saw a

sneak peek of earlier!

Citizenship: Being a member

of a particular

country and

having rights

because of it.


On the next three slides you will

meet three people with different

stories. Discuss how their life might

change if they have their British

citizenship taken away. Decide if

you think this is fair. The questions in

grey will help.

Rights: Things that by law,

people are allowed to

have or are entitled to.

Is it fair to take citizenship away?

If a person’s citizenship is taken away, that person can no longer live here. They will no longer have the

rights that other British citizens have, like being able to vote, or working and earning money here.

The government is

allowed to take

someone’s citizenship

away. We will tell you when they are allowed

to do this later.


Mason has American and British citizenship, but he has lived in the UK for the last

five years. Mason’s two young children live with him. Recently, Mason got into a

very big fight and was arrested by the police.

It is fair to take Mason’s British

citizenship away?

……………………………….

What could be done instead

of taking away his citizenship?

……………………………….


How might Mason’s life

change?

……………………………….


Anna was born in London, UK, to Russian parents. She has British and Russian

citizenship. She has lots of friends here in the UK and is really enjoying her job.

However, the government has just found out that she lied on her citizenship

application.


It is fair to take Anna’s British

citizenship away?

……………………………….


of taking away her citizenship?

……………………………….

How might Anna’s life

change?

……………………………….


Samuel’s family moved from abroad to the UK years ago, because of a war in

their home country. Samuel is now a British citizen and has a job and a girlfriend

who he lives with in Bristol. He has just been caught stealing.


It is fair to take Samuel’s British

citizenship away?

……………………………….


of taking away his citizenship?

……………………………….

How might Samuel’s life

change?

……………………………….


The government is allowed to take someone’s citizenship away if:


They have lied

on their

application.

They are

considered a

danger to

others.

They are

involved in

serious crime

or with terrorist

groups.

They can only take away citizenship if the person has another country to go to (they must be a citizen somewhere else).

Terrorist group:A group that

uses violence for

political

purposes.

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Should the government be able to take

away citizenship?Yes

Yes


• It is up to the government to keep us

safe. If they think someone might be

dangerous to others, they should be

able to take away that person’s

citizenship so that they can’t live

here.

• Citizenship comes with a

responsibility to be a good person

and follow certain rules. If you break

these rules, it is fair for there to be

consequences.

• The government can only take away

citizenship if the person has

somewhere else to go.

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Should the government be able to take

away citizenship? No


• People make mistakes and should

face consequences for them, but I

think taking away someone’s

citizenship is too extreme.

• It is unfair to tell someone that they

can no longer live here when they

feel like this country is their home.

• Everyone should be treated the

same whether they have two

citizenships or one. It is unfair that

someone with only one citizenship

wouldn’t have it taken away.

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