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12th Grade
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1.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The UK has a (a) legislature, comprised of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The UK has a (b) of powers, whereby the executive branch is drawn from the (c) branch. This means that the government is formed based on the outcome (d) , and that members of the government must also be members of either the Commons or the Lords.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not an exclusive power of the House of Commons?
Votes of confidence in the government
Passing the Budget
Representing constituents
Voting on proposed laws (bills)
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the key term to the definition:
An MP without a ministerial role
Bills
An MP who holds a ministerial role
Frontbencher
MPs whose party are not in government
Backbencher
Draft laws before parliament
Opposition
Instructions to MPs from their party
Whip
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a duty of the Speaker of the House of Commons?
Deciding what the House discusses on a given day
Chairing debates and keeping order during debates
Casting the deciding vote in case of a tie
Representing the interests of MPs and the House of Commons
5.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Starting from the earliest, place the stages of a Bill in the correct order.
Report Stage
Third Reading
First Reading
Second Reading
Committee Stage
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The House of Lords is comprised of around (a) peers. The majority of these are (b) , who have been appointed to the Lords because of their expertise or service to a political party. In addition, there are (c) hereditary peers, who have inherited their titles and been elected to serve in the Lords. There are also (d) Church of England bishops. Whilst most peers are a member of a political party, there is also a large group of peers not aligned to any party. They are known as the (e) .
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements about the House of Lords is not true.
By convention, the Lords do not block a measure that was in the government's manifesto
The whip is not as effective in the Lords because they hold their seats for life
The Lords' committee system is more thematic than the Commons system which shadows departments
The Lords have no say on secondary legislation
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