Comparative Government United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is?

• a presidential democracy with a constitutional monarch.

• a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch.

• a parliamentary democracy with an absolute monarch.

• a parliamentary republic with a constitutional monarch.

A political system whereby citizens elect representatives to exercise power on their behalf is known as?

• A republic

• A democracy

• A monarchy

• Communism

Other than the United Kingdom, an example of a parliamentary democratic system would be?

• USA

• New Zealand

• Russia

• Nigeria

The ___________ is the Head of State for the United Kingdom.

A constitution made of rules, statutes and conventions found in a variety of sources, is known as what type of constitution?

• Codified

• Unitary

• Non-codified

• Parliamentary

A constitutional monarchy is?

• A form of government where the monarch rules unhindered

• A system of government in which a monarch is sovereign without any laws or legally organized opposition

• A system of government in which a monarch's duties and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom

• A form of government where the monarch's title is passed down to an elected official

As Head of State, The Monarch undertakes a number of constitutional and representational duties which includes?

(Select all correct answers)

• Voting on legislation and taxation issues

• Head of the Commonwealth

• Authorising legislation through Royal Assent

• Check and approve Government spending

The UK is a parliamentary democracy. This means that?

(Select all the correct answers)

• Parliament is directly accountable to Government

• Parliament can be dismissed by Government

• Government is directly accountable to Parliament

• Members of the government are also members of one of the two Houses of Parliament

Parliament is located in which building?

• Whitehall

• The Palace of Westminster

• The House of Commons

• Buckingham Palace

Parliament consists of which elements?

(Select all the correct answers)

• The Government

• The House of Lords

• The Monarch

• The Judiciary

• The House of Commons