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AP COGO UK

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NHS. What is it?

a)

The UK's National Homeland Security system.

b)

National Honors Society

c)

Government provided health care in the UK for all citizens

d)

A board which overseas all broadcasting in the UK.

2.

Quangos are

a)

Trade unions which play an important role in the UK government

b)

The name for french representatives

c)

What they call the opposing government in parliament

d)

Non-Government organizations that provide services that the government would normally provide or which have input on policy decisions - mostly independent

3.

Sinn Fein

a)

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

b)

Right-wing democratic party in Scotland and Wales

c)

The Queens religion

d)

The name for the devolved parliament in N Ireland

4.

Parliament definition

a)

A document the queen wrote

b)

A synonym for the House of Lords

c)

Executive and Legislative branch of the UK government

5.

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

a)

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

House of Commons= FPTP elected officials that make up the government and its opposition, includes the prime minister, a lot of power

b)

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

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

c)

House of Lords= mostly hereditary positions, no real expertise, plays no role in policy or legislation

House of Commons= Proportional representation elected officials, including the government and its opposition, second in real power to the Queen

6.

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

d)

Members of the Shadow Cabinet

7.

Plaid Cymru definition:

a)

N Ireland party which supports staying in the UK

b)

Republican party in Britain that supports Brexit

c)

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

d)

Party which advocates for religious minorities

8.

Shadow Government is:

a)

the unelected bureaucrats who make up the "deep state"

b)

a coalition of regional parties

c)

MP's who only wear black

d)

made up of members of the party that has the second most number of seats in the house of commons

9.

UKIP

a)

The EU's plan to gain more sovereignty

b)

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

c)

A right-wing populist political party in the UK which advocated to leave the EU

d)

The acronym for the questions the prime minister responds to every week

10.
A set of public policies designed to provide for citizens' needs through direct or indirect provision of pensions, healthcare... assistance to the poor... etc. 
a)
Hegemonic Power
b)
Welfare State
c)
NeoLiberalism
d)
Capitalism
11.
Who is the head of the government in the UK?
a)
the President
b)
the Queen
c)
the Prime Minister
12.

Conservative Party

a)

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

b)

extremely left, support big government

c)

party to which the King or Queen must belong

13.

MPs are members of ...

a)

The House of Commons

b)

The House of Lords

c)

Both

14.
The doctrine that grants the legislature the power to make or overturn any law and permits no veto or judicial review
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Parliamentary Sovereignty
15.

In 2010, with no clear majority in Parliament David Cameron formed a _____________ government... Consisting of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties

a)

Coalition

b)

NeoLiberal

c)

Democratic

d)

Pluralist

16.
Who is the head of the state in the UK?
a)
the president
b)
the Queen
c)
the Prime Minister
17.

In contrast to a Federalist system; Great Britain was once controlled by the government in London, solely. Even with the devolved powers, it is still an example of a ________.

a)

Bicameral

b)

Authoritarian

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Unitary State

18.

When ______________ resigned as Prime Minister following the British Referendum to the leave the European Union. ____________ became PM.

a)

Winston Churchill / Margaret Thatcher

b)

Theresa May / David Cameron

c)

Prince William / Nigel Farage

d)

David Cameron / Theresa May

19.

Members of the cabinet will not vote against legislation proposed by the government. They will also not speak out against the PM. This is known as...

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Cabinet Government

c)

Collective Responsibility

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

20.
The largest category of 'lord' that sit in the House of Lords would be...
a)
The Lords Spiritual
b)
Life Peers
c)
Hereditary Peers
d)
MP's
21.

The party with the majority of seats in Parliament, at this time is the _____________ party.

a)

Labour

b)

Green

c)

Liberal Democrats

d)

Conservatives

22.
When Parliament (in the late 1990's) decided to allow Scotland, Wales and No. Ireland their own assemblies, they ___________________ power...
a)
Devolved
b)
Added
c)
Federalized
d)
Expanded
23.
Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Socio-Economic-Status, and more can be seen as examples of wedge issues that can lead to ____________
a)
Quangos
b)
Hung Parliament
c)
Societal Change
d)
Social Cleavage
24.

NOT part of the United Kingdom

a)

England

b)

Wales

c)

Scotland

d)

Ireland

25.

When you do not need 50% +1 votes to win an election; rather, you need the most... It is called a _______________ election

a)

Proportional

b)

First Past the Post

c)

Majority

d)

HyperPluralist

26.

Known as the Iron Lady, she served as PM from 1979-1991

a)

Margaret Thatcher

b)

Susan Partidge

c)

Judy Dench

d)

Theresa May

27.

Royal assent refers to

a)

the monarch giving Parliament permission to discuss an issue.

b)

the monarch approving an Act of Parliament, which makes it official.

c)

the granting of special privileges to the royal family.

d)

the high approval rating of the royal family by most members of UK society.

28.

The 2011 AV referendum

a)

removed all remaining power from the House of Lords

b)

would have granted Scotland its independence

c)

would have changed the method of electing MPs to a majority system

d)

paved the way for the Brexit vote

29.

Which of these is most supported by the Conservative Party?

a)

Confederation of British Industry

b)

Trades Union Congress

c)

Quangos

d)

Abolishment of the monarchy

30.

Which of these leaders were most responsible for supporting the ideas of "New Labour" and "the Third Way"?

a)

Nigel Farage

b)

John Major

c)

David Cameron

d)

Tony Blair