Why are you allowed to do different things at different ages?
You have to be 18 and over to be able to vote, if younger age could vote they may not be able to understand or may not be mature enough. This could cause problems because they may vote for a party that isn't good for them at all but because they don't really understand they just do whoever appeals to them.

How does the rule of law fit in with these things? Equality and fairness - I think that law ensures that it doesn't matter what age, gender, race or anything to do with our identity's you all have an equal right to law. Now with age you have to be certain age to do things but that is the only thing.
Liberty - I think law ensures that we all have the right to freedom no matter who or what you are.

We covered that sometimes you have a reason to discriminate someone because of who they are like. For an example if the job required physical hard work, and you got an old person applying, you may think that they may not be able to take the strain of the physical work. So this would be discrimination but in a way you have a right to discriminate them. Even though you should prevent discrimination as much as you can.

The general principle is that we all have to answer for our actions equally under the law.

Are there any exceptions to the rile that everyone is equally subject to the law?
Think about...
How old is the person committing the crime?
If the person is very young and do not understand then there could be an exception, also if the person is old and losing their marbles.
Do they understand right from wrong?
If they are young or not mentally stable they may not realise what they are doing.
Do they have a significant mental health condition or disability that affects their judgment?
Mental health conditions and disability's may make them do things that they wouldn't normally do. Also, some people have been abused and it has affected their mental state.
Are they under the influence of a substance that is affecting their behaviour?
If they are drunk or under influence of drugs they may do stuff which they wouldn't normally.

Age of criminal responsibility in other countries Canada - 12
France - 13
Germany - 14
Spain - 16
Belgium - 18

Reason why young people break the law Feeling unloved or unhappy,
History of crim in the family,
Parents split up/broken home,
Drugs/alcohol,
No money for consumer goods,
Crime common in the neighbourhood,
Out of control of parents/teachers,
Influenced by friends,
Trying to impress friends/peer pressure and/or
Excluded from school/not getting on well at school.

When a person who has committed a crime is over 15 but not legally an adult, they can be sent to a YOI - which is a Young Offenders Institution.

YOI is like a prison for young people. It is a challenging experience and the idea is to teach young offenders and try and make them choose another path than a criminal career. They do this by showing consequences of their actions.

Before there was money people had to barter with each other, this means that they exchanged goods with one another. There were many problems with this such as - someone may want to exchange something for something you have but you may not want to do it. Anther problem was that how do they know how many apples a chicken is worth. Or how many tomatoes some apples are. To make it easier people made coins from metal for money.

Bartering is not dead however, many towns and villages in the UK swap food and home-made goods. People sometimes put it on Facebook or social media and see if anyone has something to swap it with within their community. Some towns and villages also hold monthly events where people can trade. It's a good way of saving money and reducing waste it also brings communities together. A growing number of websites also help people exchange gadgets, toys, games, books, baby and toddler items and more.

This means that you buy shares in businesses with the hope that you can earn a lot of profit in your investment. But you can lose money as well as gain it.

You can put it into savings account where it earns an interest. This means that the amount of money grows. How much it grows depends on the interest rate.

This is enjoyable but once the money is gone it is gone, although we may have something to show for it.

You can just keep it somewhere where you know it is safe and you can use it for future spending.

It is easy to get into debt and borrow too much. The only way to avoid this is to learn how to manage your money. You need to know how much you have coming in and how much you are spending and try to balance it. This is called budgeting. Not only does this help you avoid debt but it also helps you work out what you can afford and plan for the future.

Retailers - people who run shops - know that people will buy things it they see money-off signs and deals. We all like to think that we are getting a bargains, some deals are good, however, some supermarkets have been criticised for misleading consumers/costumers. Also, when we buy good there are environmental and ethical issues to consider like the amount of packaging used and how the goods are produced. For an example, are these cheap clothes made by women and children in terrible conditions who earn very little? Is the chicken cheap because it has been factory farmed with no room for the chicken to move freely.

Some things to think about is
Packaging
Convenience,
Price
Quality
How long will it last?
A real bargain?
Can we eat all this?
How was this made/produced?