Social Issues in the United Kingdom: SQA National 5 Modern Studies Section 2 quiz quiz

Two options (social inequality or crime and the law); you answer one

Three options; you answer all three

One compulsory topic for everyone

Four options; you answer two

Everyone in society having exactly the same income

The unequal distribution of resources, opportunities and outcomes between groups

A type of crime committed against the state

The way courts sentence offenders

Free healthcare for all

A high minimum wage

Lack of qualifications

Progressive taxation

A government benefit paid monthly

The way disadvantage can be passed from parents to children across generations

A type of progressive tax

The seasonal rise and fall in unemployment

Higher costs to the NHS

Lost productivity in the economy

Poorer health and lower life expectancy

Pressure on the benefits system

The system by which the government provides support such as benefits, healthcare and education

A private insurance scheme for the wealthy

The Scottish court system

A pressure group that campaigns on poverty

Discrimination in employment

The National Minimum Wage

The cycle of poverty

Insecure, zero-hours work

Completely effective; inequality has been removed

Completely ineffective; they make no difference

Partly effective; they reduce inequality but significant gaps remain

Only effective in Scotland, not the rest of the UK

Neighbourhood Watch schemes

Drugs and alcohol

Community Payback Orders

Police patrols

Only the offender

Wider society, through the cost of policing, courts and prisons

Only the police

Only the courts

The Metropolitan Police

Police Scotland

The Sheriff Court

The High Court of Justiciary

Guilty, not guilty and undecided

Convicted, acquitted and pending

Guilty, not guilty and not proven

Innocent, guilty and appeal

A Community Payback Order

The High Court of Justiciary

First Minister's Questions

The Additional Member System

Because rehabilitation is always cheaper than any punishment

Because prison protects and punishes, while rehabilitation tackles the causes such as addiction

Because punishment alone removes all crime

Because rehabilitation removes the need for any courts