Parliament Quiz

The UK has a system of:

• Presidential government

• Parliamentary government

• Separation of powers

• Federal government

Most hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords in what year?

• 1949

• 1979

• 1999

• 2009

The House of Lords can delay legislation passed by the Commons for up to:

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

• Indefinitely

The first coalition government in the UK since 1945 took office in:

• 1974

• 1997

• 2010

• 2017

Who presides over debates in the House of Commons?

• The Prime Minister

• The Speaker

• The Leader of the Opposition

• The Lord Speaker

Around what percent of select committee recommendations are accepted by the government?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Most bills that become law originate from:

• The House of Commons

• The House of Lords

• The government

• Private members' bills

A formal proposal put to a vote in either House of Parliament is known as a:

• Bill

• Division

• Debate

• Motion

The largest postwar rebellion by MPs from a governing party was over:

• The Maastricht Treaty

• The Iraq War

• Tuition fees

• Brexit

In what year did the Supreme Court rule that prorogation of Parliament for five weeks was unlawful?

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

• 2020