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title: Politics — how Mova does at school
description: The politics course of Mova's primary school as its small model took the tests: 201 of 475 right (42.3%), 42 lessons, each test with the student's choice, the right answer and why.
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# Politics

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How people decide things together: elections and voting, who can vote, parties, presidents and prime ministers, parliaments and how a law is made, kings, courts and constitutions, taxes and councils, the English-speaking democracies, the news, debates, adverts and polls.

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**Tests:** 201 of 475 right (42.3%) · plain 72 of 179 · ★ 58 of 132 · ★★ 42 of 92 · ★★★ 29 of 72 · exam 63 of 168 · **Controls:** all red · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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**The controls**, each to be below the real 201 of 475: no lesson 123 of 475 — red; questions shuffled 160 of 475 — red; key sentences removed 166 of 475 — red. **The guessers:** the longest option 131 of 475; the first option shown 123 of 475. The lessons sentence by sentence: [the course in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/).

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- [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together/) — What politics is: deciding things together — 5 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4
- [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/) — Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning — 5 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4
- [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot/) — Who can vote, and why children cannot — 6 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★
- [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/4-parties-teams-with-ideas/) — Parties: teams with ideas — 4 of 11 right · exam 0 of 4
- [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street/) — President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street — 4 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★
- [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made/) — Congress and Parliament: how a law is made — 5 of 11 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★
- [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/) — The King, the courts and the rules above the rules — 7 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★★
- [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools/) — Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools — 7 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/) — Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★
- [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how/) — The news: who makes it and how — 5 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★
- [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/) — Debates and rows on chat shows — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/12-adverts-slogans-and-polls/) — Adverts, slogans and polls — 4 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4
- [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/) — Memes, clips and jokes about politicians — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/) — Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics — 5 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4
- [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/) — Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends — 5 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★
- [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported/) — US elections and the president, as reported — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★
- [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/) — UK elections and the prime minister, as reported — 6 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★
- [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/) — Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more — 3 of 12 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★
- [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/) — Immigration and borders — 3 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★
- [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill/) — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill — 5 of 12 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★★
- [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments/) — Climate: hot summers and hot arguments — 6 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4
- [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools/) — Guns, school safety and arguments about schools — 6 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★
- [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato/) — Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and NATO — 8 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4
- [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine/) — Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine — 6 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★
- [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives/) — Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives — 2 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4
- [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported/) — Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported — 8 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★
- [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online/) — Israel and Gaza at school and online — 2 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 · ★
- [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others/) — The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others — 3 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4
- [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/) — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» — 6 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★
- [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes/) — Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes — 5 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★★
- [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/) — Propaganda and fake news — 5 of 12 right · exam 2 of 4
- [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/32-bots-troll-farms-and-deepfakes/) — Bots, troll farms and deepfakes in elections — 5 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★
- [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait/) — Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines — 2 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/34-algorithms-bubbles-and-false-balance/) — Algorithms, bubbles and false balance — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★
- [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/35-how-to-check-who-how-who-else/) — How to check: who, how, who else — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure/) — Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet — 6 of 12 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★
- [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/) — School councils and class reps — 4 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4
- [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists/) — Protests, petitions and young activists — 5 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 · ★
- [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names/) — Arguing politely and never calling names — 7 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★
- [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/40-putting-it-together/) — Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim — 4 of 12 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★★
- [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides/) — Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★ — 5 of 12 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★★
- [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick/) — Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★ — 3 of 12 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★★

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