LIBF UNIT 1 Topics 1+2

Being a citizen means that:

• you have certain rights but no responsibilities

• you have certain responsibilities but no rights

• you have certain rights and responsibilities

The list of rights that all humans are entitled to originates from:

• the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• the European Convention on Human Rights

• the Human Rights Act

Following the 2017 'snap' general election, with which other political party did the Conservative Party make an agreement?

• Labour Party

• Liberal Democrats

• Democratic Unionist Party

The system of government in the UK is known as a:

• constitutional monarchy

• republic

• dictatorship

The final stage of the passage of a Bill through Parliament is when the:

• Prime Minister agrees to the law

• Queen agrees to the law

• Chancellor agrees to the law

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is in charge of internal affairs, immigration and citizenship.

• True

• False

The UK is a democracy.

• True

• False

A deficit budget is when the amount the government spends is:

• A. lower than the amount it receives

• more than the amount it receives

• equal to the amount it receives

Fiscal policy is:

• how much the government decides to spend and the tax rates it sets

• how much the Bank of England decides to spend and the tax rates it sets

• how much Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) decides to spend and the tax rates it sets

The largest proportion of the government's budget is spent on:

• education

• pensions

• . health