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Politics in the UK
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How many seats (MP's) in the House of commons is needed to gain a majority?
325
331
323
326
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This party believes in the general principle of reducing direct taxation.
the Conservative PArty
the Lib Dem Party
the SNP
the Labour PArty
3
Elected representatives from all the counties in the UKsit in the House of Commons. What is it?
first past the goal system
elected representation
the government
parliamentary democracy
4
What does a coalition government mean?
all the parties form the government
two or more parties form the government
the shadow government form a coalition
5
He counts the members who are present to vote ona new bill. What is he?
Tory
Whip
Whig
the Speaker
6
It grew out of the trade union movement and socialist political parties of the 19th century.
the SNP
the Lib Dem
the Labour Party
the Conservative Party
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Who makes the important decisions, for example about foreign policy, education, or health?
the House of Lords
the Queen
the Government
the House of Commons
8
The UK members of parliament are elected by.....................system. What is missing?
first-past-the-post
democratic
representative
9
What is a hung parliament? It is a parliament with.........
a hanging majority
no clear majority
a majority
10
It wants to reduce the voting age to16, unilateral nuclear disarmament, progressive pers. taxes
the Labour Party
the SNP
the Conservative Party
the Lib Dem
11
The SNP's policy base is mostly in the mainstream European .........................tradition.
social democratic
right wing
right left
anti social
12
This party won 331 seats in the 2015 general election.
the SNP
the Labour Party
the Liberal Democratic Party
the Conservative Party
13
Fairness, equality and social justice
is what this centre-left political party believes in.
the Conservative party
the Labour Party
the Lib Dem
the SNP
14
What is is formed by the second largest party?
the Cabinet
the Government
the Shadow Cabinet
the Houses of Parliament
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The power of the Government depends on the support of what/who?
the House of Commons
the Cabinet
the Queen
the People
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How many members in the Cabinet?
331
20
100
650
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Who is the leader of the government party?
the Queen
the King
the Leader of the Shadow Cabinet
the Prime Minister
18
Who has little power and acts only on the advice of the ministers?
the Monarch
the Prime Minister
the Members of Parliament
the Cabinet
19
Guarantee education funding from nursery to 19 and qualified teachers in every class, says who?
theTories
the Conservative party
the Whigs
the Lib Dem party
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Who can only revise and delay, but not reject bills?
the House of Lords
the Cabinet
the House of Commons
