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Your role in the community

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Living in the UK comes with the chance to take part in the life of your local community, and doing so is encouraged. There are many positive ways to get involved. You can vote in elections, serve on a jury if you are called, volunteer for a good cause, or become a school governor to help run a local school. Being a good neighbour and helping others are also part of community life.

Jury service is one example of a civic duty. When called, ordinary members of the public help decide court cases, which keeps the justice system working fairly. By contrast, refusing to pay your taxes or ignoring elections is not a positive way of taking part in the community. For the test, the safe answers are the helpful, lawful activities such as voting, volunteering, jury service and becoming a school governor.

Memory tip: Get involved: vote, do jury service if called, volunteer, become a school governor.

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Which of these is a way of taking part in the community?

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Your role in the community: questions, answers and explanations

  1. 1. Which of these is a way of taking part in the community?

    • Breaking local rules
    • Refusing to pay taxes
    • Ignoring elections
    • Serving on a jury if called

    Correct answer: Serving on a jury if called

    Serving on a jury when called is a civic duty and a way to support the justice system.

  2. 2. Select TWO ways people can get involved in their local community.

    • Becoming a school governor
    • Refusing jury service
    • Volunteering
    • Avoiding all neighbours

    Correct answer: Becoming a school governor and Volunteering

    Volunteering and becoming a school governor are ways to take part in the community.

  3. 3. Which of these statements is correct?

    • Serving on a jury when called is a way of taking part in the community
    • Refusing to pay your taxes is a way of taking part in the community

    Correct answer: Serving on a jury when called is a way of taking part in the community

    Jury service is a civic duty and a positive way to support the justice system.

  4. 4. Which of these is NOT a positive way of taking part in your community?

    • Doing jury service when called
    • Becoming a school governor
    • Volunteering for a charity
    • Ignoring all local elections

    Correct answer: Ignoring all local elections

    Volunteering, becoming a school governor and jury service are positive ways to take part; ignoring elections is not.

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