The Legislature test

A bicameral legislature is made up of

• elected members of the cabinet
• a single body of elected members
• a single body of elected members of the two main parties
• two houses or chambers of representatives

The three arms of government are

• legislative, corrective,mamagerial
• judicial,executive, managerial
• executive ,judicial, legislative
• judicial, corrective, legislative

The main duty of the speaker of the House of Representatives or assembly is to

• represent the President
• regulate the debate
• make important speeches
• protect the Prime Minister

The legislative is a __body

• policy making
• law making
• peace keeping
• legal planning

All members of Parliament are classified as members of

• Cabinet
• Execuitve
• Legislature
• Judiciary

Laws are passed in a country for all the following reasons EXCEPT

• to guide a person's actions
• to allow a person to do whatever he wants
• to control a person's behaviour
• to facilitate social stability

The senators belong to the

• judiciary
• executive
• legislature
• Privy Council

The Governor General has a ____________ function in Jamaica.

• titular
• executive

The Opposition is considered as a government in waiting. One of the ways in which they prepare to become the government is...

• criticize the goveernment
• select shadow ministers
• appoint the ombudsman
• walk out of house debates

The person who represents the Governor General in each parish has the title of

• mayor
• custos
• MP
• Senator