WorksheetsAP COGO UK
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
NHS. What is it?
The UK's National Homeland Security system.
National Honors Society
Government provided health care in the UK for all citizens
A board which overseas all broadcasting in the UK.
Quangos are
Trade unions which play an important role in the UK government
The name for french representatives
What they call the opposing government in parliament
Non-Government organizations that provide services that the government would normally provide or which have input on policy decisions - mostly independent
Sinn Fein
Left-wing Irish republican party active in both the republic of Ireland and N Ireland
Right-wing democratic party in Scotland and Wales
The Queens religion
The name for the devolved parliament in N Ireland
Parliament definition
A document the queen wrote
A synonym for the House of Lords
Executive and Legislative branch of the UK government
What's the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?
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
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
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
Back Bencher definition:
People who like to sit in the back
Bandwaggoners who will vote for a bill that definitely has a majority
Member of parliament who doesn't hold government office and sits behind the front bench in the house of commons
Members of the Shadow Cabinet
Plaid Cymru definition:
N Ireland party which supports staying in the UK
Republican party in Britain that supports Brexit
Social-democratic party in Wales advocating for Welsh independence from the UK within the EU
Party which advocates for religious minorities
Shadow Government is:
the unelected bureaucrats who make up the "deep state"
a coalition of regional parties
MP's who only wear black
made up of members of the party that has the second most number of seats in the house of commons
UKIP
The EU's plan to gain more sovereignty
UK political meeting held every 2 weeks to discuss changes in the union
A right-wing populist political party in the UK which advocated to leave the EU
The acronym for the questions the prime minister responds to every week
Conservative Party
center right political party in the UK, opposes big government and supports traditional family structures
extremely left, support big government
party to which the King or Queen must belong
MPs are members of ...
The House of Commons
The House of Lords
Both
In 2010, with no clear majority in Parliament David Cameron formed a _____________ government... Consisting of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties
Coalition
NeoLiberal
Democratic
Pluralist
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 ________.
Bicameral
Authoritarian
Oligarchy
Unitary State
When ______________ resigned as Prime Minister following the British Referendum to the leave the European Union. ____________ became PM.
Winston Churchill / Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May / David Cameron
Prince William / Nigel Farage
David Cameron / Theresa May
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...
Parliamentary Democracy
Cabinet Government
Collective Responsibility
Constitutional Monarchy
The party with the majority of seats in Parliament, at this time is the _____________ party.
Labour
Green
Liberal Democrats
Conservatives
NOT part of the United Kingdom
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
When you do not need 50% +1 votes to win an election; rather, you need the most... It is called a _______________ election
Proportional
First Past the Post
Majority
HyperPluralist
Known as the Iron Lady, she served as PM from 1979-1991
Margaret Thatcher
Susan Partidge
Judy Dench
Theresa May
Royal assent refers to
the monarch giving Parliament permission to discuss an issue.
the monarch approving an Act of Parliament, which makes it official.
the granting of special privileges to the royal family.
the high approval rating of the royal family by most members of UK society.
The 2011 AV referendum
removed all remaining power from the House of Lords
would have granted Scotland its independence
would have changed the method of electing MPs to a majority system
paved the way for the Brexit vote
Which of these is most supported by the Conservative Party?
Confederation of British Industry
Trades Union Congress
Quangos
Abolishment of the monarchy
Which of these leaders were most responsible for supporting the ideas of "New Labour" and "the Third Way"?
Nigel Farage
John Major
David Cameron
Tony Blair
