Chapter 5 Quiz - UK Constitution and Devolution

What term refers to a system of government where the constitution is not written down in a single document?

• Unentrenched constitution

• Codified constitution

• Uncodified constitution

• Entrenched constitution

Which legislation grants individuals the right to access reports and data held by public authorities in the UK?

• Human Rights Act 1998

• Freedom of Information Act 2000

• Constitutional Reform Act 2005

• Good Friday Agreement 1998

What is the term used to describe the transfer of powers from a central government to regional or local governments?

• EVEL (English Votes for English Laws)

• Devolution

• Quasi-federal state

• Federalisation

Which of the following have served as Mayor of London? Tick all that apply.

• Sadiq Khan

• Boris Johnson

• Ken Livingstone

• Zac Goldsmith

Which of the following limited the power of the monarch and established the principle of the rule of law? Tick all that apply.

• Magna Carta 1215

• Bill of Rights 1689

• Act of Settlement 1701

• Acts of Union 1707

Which of the below introduced universal suffrage for men and partial suffrage for women in the UK?

• Representation of the People Act 1918

• Equal Franchise Act 1928

• The Salisbury convention

• Collective responsibility

Which of the below states that the House of Lords should not oppose legislation mentioned in the governing party's election manifesto?

• The O’Donnell Rules 2010

• The Salisbury Convention

• Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022

• European Convention on Human Rights 1951

What is the term used to describe an elected mayor who governs a city and its surrounding region and has powers over transport, planning, and other local matters?

• Chief Executive Officer

• Directly elected mayor

• Metro-mayor

• Local governor

Which of the below brought peace to Northern Ireland and established a power-sharing government?

• St Andrews Agreement 2006

• Good Friday Agreement 1998

• • Dissolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2002

• Windsor Framework 2023

Which of the below was a significant constitutional reform that partially removed the hereditary element from the House of Lords, allowing 92 hereditary peers to remain for an 'interim period'?

• House of Lords Act 1999

• Constitutional Reform Act 2005

• Parliament Act 1911

• Representation of the People Act 1918