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Leaving Cert Politics & Society: Activists & ways of taking action

How often Activists & ways of taking action comes up on the Politics & Society papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

OL Asked on 4 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Activists & ways of taking action, Ordinary Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Activists & ways of taking action.

(a)Which is an example of someone using the law to bring about change?
  1. Refusing to pay a fine as a protest against a law
  2. Taking a court case to challenge an unfair law
  3. Collecting food and clothes for a food bank
(b)Which personal quality helps most when a campaign faces setbacks?
  1. Indifference
  2. Arrogance
  3. Perseverance
(c)Which is a form of political action at local level?
  1. Starting a petition to the local council
  2. Signing an EU treaty
  3. Voting in the UN General Assembly
Show the answers

(a) Taking a court case to challenge an unfair law

(b) Perseverance

(c) Starting a petition to the local council

Your turn: Ordinary Level questions on Activists & ways of taking action.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2022.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q1n, Q6
2021Q6
2019Q6
2018Q5

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Activists & ways of taking action questions

Activists & ways of taking action, 2 marks

Mary Robinson worked as a barrister and later ran for office. Which office did she win in 1990?

  1. Taoiseach
  2. Ceann Comhairle
  3. President of Ireland
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President of Ireland

Robinson was Ireland's first woman President (1990 to 1997), then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She shows both using the law and running for office to bring change.

Activists & ways of taking action, 2 marks

What is a trade union?

  1. A political party that puts forward candidates at every election
  2. Workers organised together to win better pay and conditions
  3. A group of employers who meet to agree prices and wages
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Workers organised together to win better pay and conditions

Unions bargain collectively with employers and can organise strikes. They are part of civil society and often campaign on wider issues too.

Activists & ways of taking action, 2 marks

What is 'slacktivism'?

  1. Backing a cause online with little effort, like a 'like'
  2. Refusing to go to work until the group's demands are fully met
  3. Volunteering every week at a local charity shop
Show the answer

Backing a cause online with little effort, like a 'like'

Critics say a click or share rarely changes anything on its own. Online support works best when it leads to real action like lobbying or volunteering.

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