SQA Higher Modern Studies Social Issues in the UK overview quiz quiz

Everyone in the country receives exactly the same income each year

There are no differences in educational attainment between any groups at all

Inequality is something that simply cannot be measured in any way

Gaps in income, wealth, health and life expectancy between groups

Factors within the person, such as poor choices or a culture of dependency

Low pay together with widespread discrimination right across the whole of the wider economy

The voting system used to elect members of the parliament

The weather and the changing of the seasons across the year

Personal laziness alone, with no role at all for wider society or the state of the economy

Factors in society and the economy, such as low pay, unemployment and discrimination

Nothing more than good or bad luck falling on different individuals

Nothing at all causes inequality, because it does not really exist

The Scottish Child Payment

Free university tuition in Scotland

Universal Credit

Free prescriptions in Scotland

The UK-wide State Pension scheme

The National Living Wage set by the UK

Defence and national security spending

The Scottish Child Payment

Some benefits are too low or reforms such as Universal Credit caused hardship, and inequality persists

They have completely and permanently ended all inequality across every single part of the United Kingdom for good

They are never used by anyone and have made no difference at all to people's lives

They only ever help the wealthiest households and do nothing for those on low incomes

Personal choice alone, with no role for wider society

Poverty, unemployment, poor housing and inequality

A good education and strong qualifications gained at school

High incomes and a comfortable, secure standard of living

Low pay and insecure work right across the whole economy

National unemployment rates and the state of the jobs market

Upbringing, peer pressure, addiction and personal choice

The housing market and the shortage of affordable homes

The police officers who carried out the original arrest

The First Minister and the wider Scottish Government cabinet

The jury once it has heard all of the evidence in the case

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Not proven

Guilty

Not guilty

No case to answer

A mandatory life sentence served in prison

A Community Payback Order

A fine paid directly to the prison service

The not proven verdict returned by the court

They are far too cheap to run compared with community orders

They successfully rehabilitate everyone who is sent to prison

Reoffending rates after short sentences are high

They are never actually used by the courts in practice