UK Practice Quiz #2

What is a common law system based on?

• Written statutes

• Precedent and past cases

• Judicial opinions

• International treaties

What is the UK's electoral system for Parliament?

• Single Member District plurality

• Multi Member District majority

• Proportional representation

• Direct democracy

What is the term for the electoral system where the candidate with the most votes wins?

• Proportional representation

• First Past the Post

• Ranked choice voting

• Mixed-member proportional

What of the following are party of civil society?

• Government organizations

• Voluntary associations

• Corporate entities

• Military groups

What is one traditional aspect that gives the UK government legitimacy?

• Written constitution

• Long-standing history

• Military power

• Economic policies

What is the largest social, economic, and political cleavage in the UK?

• Religion

• Class

• Ethnicity

• Gender

What is the difference between the Head of State and the Head of Government in the UK?

• HOS runs government, HOG is symbolic

• HOS is symbolic, HOG runs government

• Both are symbolic

• Both run the government

Which entities have the most power to create policy in the UK?

• House of Lords and Monarch

• Prime Minister and Cabinet

• House of Commons and Monarch

• Individual Ministers and House of Lords

What is the role of the House of Lords in lawmaking?

• Can debate bills & delay passage for up to 1 year

• Can veto bills permanently

• Can introduce new bills

• Can only suggest amendments

What is Brexit?

• A trade agreement

• A political party

• The UK's exit from the EU

• A new law