The Parliament in the UK consists of the House of Lords and House of Commoners.



The British Constitution is written down in a single document wherein everyone in the UK must follow.



The UK has never had even a single lasting revolution.



Who is the current Head of State in the UK?





The monarch is the one that makes decisions on government policies.



When did the current monarch start reigning?





The UK is divided into how many parliamentary constituencies?





Every how many years does each constituency elect their Member of Parliament?





The elected Member of Parliament form the House of Lords.



Which of the following is not the job of the Member of Parliament?





If a Member of Parliament resigns or dies, what will happen?





Who appoints the Whips?





The Whips are responsible for what?





Every when are the elections for the European parliamentary held?





There are how many representatives of the UK in the European Parliament?





The members that form the European parliament is called what?





The system for elections in the European parliament is called proportional representation.



Members of the House of Lords are known as what?





The House of Lords has the power to approve or reject laws.



How does one become the Prime Minister?





Where does the Prime Minister live?





The country house of the Prime Minister is called the Chequers



The Prime Minister usually appoint how many MPs to be ministers of different departments?





The Chancellor of the Exchequer is responsible for what?





Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Foreign Secretary and ministers?





The ministers that work alongside the Foreign Secretary are called Secretaries of State.



The second largest party in the House of Lords is called the Opposition.



The Shadow Cabinet consists of people who defend the government's policies against the Opposition.



Every when does the Prime Minister’s Questions occur?





The Speaker is the chief officer of the House of Commons.



The role of the Speaker is what?





MPs that do not represent any major political party are called what?





Organizations called pressure and lobby groups do what?





Civil servants are people who carry out government policy



On 1999, central government power was devolved as new administrations were setup. Which of the following is not part of the administration?





The Unionist majority and substantial minority in Northern Ireland are differentiated by what?





Northern Ireland uses the proportional representation system in their devolved administration.



The Welsh Assembly Government is also known as the Assembly of Welsh Nationals.



The assembly is situated in Cardiff.



There are how many Assembly Members in the government?





Every how many years are elections held?





Publications of the assembly are only in the language of Welsh.



The Parliament of Scotland is found in Edinburgh, which is near its capital city.



There are how many members in the Parliament of Scotland?





Members of the parliament are elected through the proportional representation system.



The Northern Ireland Parliament was established on what year?





The Assembly has how many elected members?





Elected members of the Assembly are called what?





The UK government has the power to suspend the Assembly.



Cities and rural areas in the UK are governed by who?





London has how many local authorities?





Most of the local authorities' funds come from where?





Taxes that are collected locally are called what?





Local elections for councilors are held on what month?





The role of the judiciary is to make and interpret laws.



Who decides if a person is guilty?





The largest police force is the Police Service for Northern Ireland.



The counterpart of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in Ireland is called what?





Quangos are government organizations that function on the behalf of the public.



Proceedings in Parliament are only allowed to be documented by the press (newspapers).



The UK has a free press.



At what age could a person start voting?





The minimum age for voting was set on what year?





People who reside in the UK but are citizens of the EU states are allowed to vote in all public elections.



The list for registered voters is called what?





Every when is the list of voters updated?





When would the final list of those allowed to vote would be given on every household?





What is the minimum age to run for public office?





Members of the House of Lords are allowed to run in all public offices aside from the House of Commons.



Entrance to debates in the Palace of Westminster is free.



It is usually easier to get into the House of Lords compared to the House of Commons.



Most of the countries in the Commonwealth were once part of what Empire?





There are how many member states of the Commonwealth?





Who is the head of the Commonwealth?





The European Union was originally called what?





The European Union was set up by how many countries?





What treaty united the countries that formed the European Union?





A citizen of an EU member country is allowed to travel and work on another EU country as long as they have a passport and identity card.



What is the Council of the European Union usually called?





Council of the European Union is the governing body of the EU.



Where is the European Commission located?





Every how many years does the European Parliament examine the decisions done by the European Commission and European Council?





What is the European Union law that binds all member states called?





When was the Council of Europe established?





The Council of Europe is able to pass a law once half of its member states agree to it.



When was the UN established?





How many members are in the UN Security Council?





The UK is part of the permanent members of the UN.



Which of the following is not an agreement of the UN?