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AP Comparative Government Britain

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Keynesian Economics?

a)

If you increase government spending and lower taxes, it increases demand and therefore stimulates the economy.

b)

Equal means of production and distribution of wealth equally amongst the masses.

c)

The idea of people controlling businesses with minimal intervention from the government.

2.

Socialism- how would you best define it?

a)

The government owning business and providing basic needs through tax money.

b)

When the people seize the means of production and equally redistribute the wealth.

c)

Bernie Sanders

3.

The Pound

a)

American Dollar

b)

UK official currency

c)

When u put ur hand in a fist and bump it into another fist

d)

Secondary currency in the UK to the euro

4.

NHS- National Health Care System- What is it?

a)

Health care plan for government employees

b)

National Honors Society

c)

Government provided health care in the UK for all citizens

d)

Obama Care

5.

Quangos

a)

Non-Government organizations that provide services that the government would normally provide- completely independent

b)

The name for french representatives

c)

What they call the opposing government in parliament

d)

Country in Africa

6.

Whitehall definition:

a)

The British whitehouse

b)

Street in Westminster where many government offices are located

c)

Lodge for the Prime Minister

d)

Fancy dining hall for the prime ministers dogs

7.

10 Downing- Who lives here?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Ron Swanson

c)

The Queen

d)

The Lords from the House of Lords

8.

Parliament definition

a)

A document the queen wrote

b)

Only the House of Lords

c)

Executive and Legislative branch of the UK government

9.

What's the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?

a)

House of Lords= appointed based on knowledge, not much power

House of Commons= FPTP elected officials that make of the government and shadow it, includes the prime minister, a lot of power

b)

House of Lords= FPTP elected officials that make of the government and shadow it, includes the prime minister, a lot of power

House of Commons= appointed based on knowledge, not much power

c)

The houses the Queen sleeps in each night

10.

What does BBC stand for

a)

British Board of Commons

b)

Babies Breaking Cups

c)

British Broadcasting Corporation

11.

Monarch

a)

Head of the royal family who is the head of the executive branch

b)

Head of royal family who has a ceremonial role in government

c)

Butterfly

12.

West Lothian Question

a)

Should members of parliament that are not English be able to make decisions that only affect the English?

b)

Should members of parliament that are not English be able to make decisions that only affect the Scotland, Wales or N Ireland?

c)

Which house of Hogwarts would you be apart of?

13.

Back Bencher definition:

a)

People who like to sit in the back

b)

Bandwaggoners who will vote for a bill that definitely has a majority

c)

Member of parliament who doesn't hold government office and sits behind the front bench in the house of commons

14.

Shadow Government definition:

a)

Party that has the second most number of seats in the house of commons

b)

Party has the most seats in the house of commons

c)

MP's who only wear black

15.

Unions definition:

a)

A board of high ranking workers in a company who get together to talk about company issues

b)

Groups who work as friends that get together and throw parties

c)

Workers

d)

Groups of working people who pool their bargaining power to advance the interest of its members

16.

What is EU trade?

a)

policy for European trade

b)

policy for British trade

c)

European exports

17.

What is Pragmatism approach?

a)

what the Queen wants no matter what

b)

reality over ideology, ideals based on what works

c)

we believe in our ideas only

18.

Conservative Party believes:

a)

center right political party in the UK, opposes big government and supports traditional family structures

b)

extremely left, big government

c)

Party that holds the King and the Queen

19.

Labour Party believes:

a)

The House of Commons

b)

Extremely right, small government and traditional family support

c)

Extremely left, big government, oppose conservative parties

20.

Sinn Fein

a)

Left-wing Irish republican party active in both the republic of Ireland and N Ireland

b)

Right-wing Scotland democratic party in Scotland and Wales

c)

The Queens religion

21.

Plaid Cymru definition:

a)

Plaid pj pants

b)

Republican party in Britain that supports Brexit

c)

Social-democratic party in Wales advocating for Welsh independence from the UK within the EU

22.

UKIP

a)

The UK independence party- right-wing populist political party in the UK

b)

UK political meeting held every 2 weeks to discuss changes in the union

c)

The EU's plan to gain more sovereignty