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Life in the UK Test Chapter 4 Exam 3
Posted in July 5th, 2010
The United Kingdom is an example of a
authoritarian state
constitutional democracy
dictatorship
absolute monarchy
Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the
House of Lords
House of Dukes
House of the Bishops
House of Royals
The British Constitution is a single document.
TRUE
FALSE
The Head of State of the UK is
Prime Minister
President
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II
The decisions on government policies are made by
the Queen
Bishop of Canterbury
Prime Minister and Cabinet
House of Lords
She has reigned since
1950
1952
1956
1960
The heir to the throne is the Prince of Wales, otherwise known as
Prince Harry
Prince Albert
Prince Edmund
Prince Charles
The system of government in the UK is
presidential
parliamentary democracy
absolute monarchy
communist state
Elections to Parliament happens every
3 years
4 years
5 years
6 years
It is perceived by some that the power of Parliament is reduced by the judgements of the European Court and the
United Nations
World Bank
NATO
European Union
The House of Commons is democratically elected.
TRUE
FALSE
There are a total of how many Mebers of Parliament (MPs)
642
646
542
546
There is a general election for MPs every
3
4
5
6
If an MP dies or resigns, there will be an
election
by-election
re-election
repeat election
The system by which the MPs are elected is called
"first past the post"
"first gets the position"
"last gets to vote double"
"first gets the job"
They are responsible for party discipline
the Scots
the MPs
the Whips
the House
Who arranges the schedule of meetings of proceedings in the House of Commons
the Chief prosecutor
the Queen
the Prime Minister
the Chief Whip
There are how many seats from the UK in the European Parliament?
71
78
83
90
Elections to the European Parliament use a system of
equal representation
divided representation
proportionate representation
appointive representation
The members of the House of Lords are also know as
co-members
co-MPs
whips
peers
Since 1958, The PM has had the power to appoint peers for their lifetime.
TRUE
FALSE
These peers are otherwise known as
PM peers
Queen peers
Life peers
Eternal peers
The leader of the political party in power is the
Chief Whip
Chief Lord
The Queen
Prime Minister
The official home of the MP is
Buckingham Palace
10 Downing Street
The White House
Parliament Building
The PM can be changed if the Queen sees it fit do so
TRUE
FALSE
The Home Secretary is responsible for
economy
health
defence
law
The minister responsible for Legal Affairs is the
Prime Minister
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Secretaries of State
The second largest party in the House of Commons is the
Opposition
Proposition
Republican
Democratic
The Leader of the Opposition and Opposition MPs form the so-called
Hidden Cabinet
Covert Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
Hostile Cabinet
Debates in the House of Commons are chaired by the
Speaker
Prime Minister
Minister of Debates
Secretary
The Speaker also represents Parliament at ceremonial occasions.
TRUE
FALSE
These are major political parties, except
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Republican
MPs who do not belong to any political party are called
Loners
Independents
Soloists
Privateers
Pressure and lobby groups try to influence government policy
TRUE
FALSE
The general public is ____________ to support pressure groups than join political parties.
not likely
wary
more likely
somewhat likely
How do you describe the role of these groups in UK politics?
minute
dominant
little
very important
A devolved administration is said to have
more control over local matters
less control over local matters
full control over local matters
no control over local matters
Some facets of adminstration that remain under central government control are all these except
defence
foreign affairs
health
taxation
The Welsh Assembly Government is situated in
London
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
The Parliament of Scotland was created in
1989
1999
2001
2002
The Northern Ireland is currently active
TRUE
FALSE
Council tax is a tax set by councils to help pay for
national services
foreign services
EU services
local services
Councillor elections are held every
April
May
June
July
A _______________ decides on less important crimes.
magistrate
councilman
judge
jury
The Metropolitan Police is based at
Old Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard
10 Downing Street
Big Ben
Who investigates complaints against the police in Northern Ireland?
House of Commons
Home Secretary
Police Complaints Commission
Police Ombudsman
Non-departmental bodies are called "quangos"
TRUE
FALSE
It can be said that the UK has a
subversive press
limited press
free press
no press
The present voting age is
15
16
17
18
To vote in a parliamentary, local, or European election, one must have your name on the
ministerial register
electoral register
local register
departmental register
Citizens of EU states who are residents of the UK can vote in all elections except
local election
regional election
Irish election
national parliamentary
To know what is your local authority, you can call the
House of Commons
Home Secretary
Local Government Association
EU
The electoral register is updated every
January/February
July/August
August/September
September/October
Northern Ireland has a different system called
individual registration
household registration
local registration
national registration
Members of the House of Lords cannot stand for election got the House of Commons
TRUE
FALSE
Most citizens can stand for office at age
17
18
21
23
Entrance to debates in both houses in the Palace of Westminster are
mandatory
paid with a fee
free
tax-deductible
The Scottish Parliament meet at Holyrood in
Dublin
Belfast
Edinburgh
London
It is an association of countries most of which were part of the British Empire
USA
UN
UE
Commonwealth
Currently it it has how many member states?
49
53
58
60
The European Union was formerly called
United European States
Association of European States
European Community of Nations
European Economic Community
The UK joined the EU only in
1970
1973
1979
1982
Most EU countries use a single currency called the
peso
dollar
euro
dinar
The governing body of the EU is called
Council of the European Union
Council of Modern Europe
Council of New Europe
Council of Europe
The UK is not one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
TRUE
FALSE
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