Should the voting age be lowered to 16? As Britain prepares for a shock election, activists aim to engage young people in politics. But not everyone thinks they should have a vote.
Freedom in peril as democracy falters
Party politics: Labour has the most members, but members do not always translate into votes. Glossary
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Polls - When people are asked what their opinion is on a certain topic or who they are voting for in an election.
Electorate - All the people eligible for voting in a country.
Autocracy - A society ruled by a single person or group with absolute power.
Neoconservative - Relating to or denoting a return to a form of a traditional viewpoint, in particular a politics characterised by an emphasis on free-market capitalism and an interventionist foreign policy.
Advocacy - Giving support to help others express their views and wishes, and to stand up for their rights.
UN - United Nations. An intergovernmental organisation based in New York that aims to maintain international peace and security.
Median - The median is the middle point in a group of numbers: half of the numbers are smaller than the median and half are larger.
Aristotle - A student of Plato, tutor to Alexander the Great and the father of political philosophy.
UNICEF - A UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.