Learning Aim B (Part 1) - BTEC GOV Revision Questions

Representatives of the people are elected in free and fair elections to make decisions and run the country on their behalf E.g. UK: MPs are elected to the House of Commons and the winning party forms the government. Which form of government is this?

• Communism

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

In a ________? the head of state is elected as well as the bodies that make the law E.g. the USA and France are ________ ? as the President (head of state) is elected by the people

• Monarchy

• Communism

• Democracy

• Republic

An ______________ is a form of government in which a single person—usually a king or queen—holds absolute, autocratic power. e.g. Oman, Saudi Arabia,

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Democracy

• republic

A ___________? is a form of government in which a monarch—typically a king or queen—acts as the head of state within the parameters of a written or unwritten constitution. In a _________, political power is shared between the monarch and a constitutionally organised government such as a parliament. E.g. UK, Sweden, Japan

• Republic

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• Democracy

_________? is a political system based on the socialist ideas of Marx and Lenin Instead of private companies owning bodies such as the railways and banks, everything comes under the control of the state. Private property and ownership cease to exist. E.g. North Korea, China

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

The 3 separations of power are

• Executive, legislature, judiciary

• Executive, parliament and house of commons

• Executive and cabinet

• Prime minister and opposition leader

Separation of power, the executive is

• Parliament, members of the House of Commons and House of Lords (to debate proposed legislation and enact laws)

• House of lords and house of commons

• Government, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministers (to develop policies and propose legislation)

• judges (interpret and apply legislation in line with the intention of Parliament as well as developing common law).

Separation of power, the legislature is

• Parliament, members of the House of Commons and House of Lords (to debate proposed legislation and enact laws)

• – judges (interpret and apply legislation in line with the intention of Parliament as well as developing common law).

• government, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministers (to develop policies and propose legislation)

• Police, fire, ambulance

Separation of power, judiciary is

• government, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministers (to develop policies and propose legislation)

• – Parliament, members of the House of Commons and House of Lords (to debate proposed legislation and enact laws)

• – judges & courts (interpret and apply legislation in line with the intention of Parliament as well as developing common law).

• Police, fire, ambulance

A bill goes through parliament in this order:

• committee stage, first reading, second reading, report stage, third reading

• third reading, first reading, second reading, committee stage, report stage,

• second reading, first reading, committee stage, report stage, third reading

• first reading, second reading, committee stage, report stage, third reading