S1 Modern Studies

What is a representative?

• Someone who promotes a brand.

• Someone who you vote for to make decisions on your behalf.

• An important person.

Select the 3 places we have representatives.

• Renfrewshire Council

• The Scottish Parliament

• The Senate

• The UK Parliament

Organize these matters to either devolved or reserved.

Groups:

(a) Devolved

,

(b) Reserved

• Currency

• Education

• Immigration

• Transport

• Health

• Defence

Select 2 roles that a representative has.

• Travel the UK speaking to people.

• Voice their constituents’ views in debates on issues that are important and matter to them.

• A representative will meet their constituents at a ‘surgery’ to hear their views.

• They will put up posters advertising their party.

Can you match these representatives to their names.

• John Swinney

• 
• Anas Sarwar

• 
•  Claudia Sheinbaum

• 

Where is the Scottish Parliament located?

• Glasgow

• Edinburgh

• Aberdeen

• Inverness

Pick 2 qualities of a good representative.

• Loud

• Hard working

• Good at communicating

• Good with animals

Which of the following is NOT a Mexican political party?

• National Action Party

• MORENA

• Institutional Revolutionary Party​

• Liberal Democrats

What name is given to the group of representatives elected by the people of Mexico?

• The Senate

• The Representatives

• Chamber of Deputies

• Chamber of Lords

In a developed country life expectancy would be ...

• High

• Low