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Political Representation Quiz 4.5.23

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A political party's view on how a country should be run is known as ...

a)

belief

b)

ideology

c)

ethic

d)

escapology

2.

Which of the below is NOT a function of political parties?

a)

Educating

b)

Recruiting

c)

Discouraging

d)

Reinforcing

3.

TOF: Right-wing governments believe in state intervention

a)

True

b)

False

4.

TOF: Left-wing governments support welfarist policies

a)

False

b)

True

5.

TOF: A two party system means that only two political parties exist

a)

True

b)

False

6.

TOF: The Two Party System means that only two parties realistically have a chance of winning the election

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The two dominant parties in the UK are the...

a)

Conservatives & Lib Dems

b)

Labour Party & Conservative Party

c)

Conservatives & Green Party

d)

Conservatives & SNP

8.

Which party seeks to "advance opportunity, nurture responsibility and protect security"

a)

SNP

b)

Labour

c)

Lib Dem

d)

Conservative

9.

Which party seeks to "´build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which they seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community."

a)

Conservative

b)

Greens

c)

Lib Dem

d)

Labour

10.

Pressure groups are organisations that wish to influence ....

a)

the king

b)

society

c)

the Prime Minister

d)

political decision making

11.

TOF: Pressure Groups seek to gain political leadership themselves

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Which political party has a yellow dove as its symbol?

a)

Conservative

b)

Greens

c)

Lib Dem

d)

Labour

13.

Which of the below is NOT a CAUSE Group with regard to Pressure Groups?

a)

British Medical Association

b)

Greenpeace

c)

Shelter

d)

Age UK

14.

Which one of the below IS a Sectional Pressure Group?

a)

Liberty

b)

Extinction Rebellion

c)

Stonewall

d)

The National Farmers' Union

15.

Which of the below is an example of an INSIDER group?

a)

Greenpeace

b)

CBI

c)

The IRA

d)

Hunt Saboteurs Association

16.

Which one of the below is NOT an Outsider Group?

a)

Royal College of Nurses

b)

Fathers 4 Justice

c)

Amnesty International

d)

Stonewall

17.

TOF: Cause groups are also known as Promotion groups

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which type of election is happening today? (4 May 2023)

a)

General election

b)

Scottish Parliamentary Election

c)

Local elections in England

d)

By-election in Uxbridge

19.

In a liberal democracy, elections should be competitive, free, and ?

a)

feature pizza

b)

democratic

c)

uncomplicated

d)

fair

20.

An electoral system is simply a mechanism for converting votes cast in an election into ....

a)

seats in Parliament

b)

tables in Parliament

c)

wardrobes in Parliament

d)

bath tubs in Parliament

21.

TOF: FPTP is an example of plurality with regard to electoral systems

a)

True

b)

False

22.

TOF: FPTP nearly always results in a single party government in the UK

a)

False

b)

True

23.

TOF: A system that converts votes to seats in a broadly proportional way is known as PR.

a)

False

b)

True

24.

TOF: AMS in Scotland is an example of plurality.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How many seats do you need to win in the UK General Election to form a single party government?

a)

650

b)

326

c)

65

d)

325

26.

TOF: FPTP is simple and the party with the most overall votes always wins.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

TOF: Tactical voting is associated with PR.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

AMS is a WHAT electoral system?

a)

hybrid

b)

pluralist

c)

undemocratic

d)

singular

29.

What are the two ballots called under the AMS system?

a)

FPTP & PR

b)

National & Local

c)

Constituency & Regional

d)

MSP & Councillor

30.

Which electoral system is used in Scotland to elect the Scottish Parliament

a)

FPTP

b)

PR

c)

AMS

d)

STV

31.

TOF: AMS is more likely to result in a coalition government.

a)

False

b)

True

32.

Which system is used in local elections in Scotland?

a)

STV

b)

AMS

c)

PR

d)

FPTP

33.

TOF: AMS results in a greater diversity of parties with seats at Holyrood.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How many MSPs are voted in by AMS?

a)

73

b)

59

c)

129

d)

326

35.

Which of the below parties is most likely to vote for electoral reform?

a)

Conserative

b)

Green

c)

SNP

d)

Labour

36.

TOF: Ethnic minorities and young people are more likely to vote Conservative

a)

False

b)

True

37.

TOF: The population is ageing and this benefits the Conservative Party

a)

True

b)

False

38.

TOF: Labour is the second party in Scotland at the moment

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the below newspapers are NOT right-wing?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Sun

c)

Daily Mirror

d)

Daily Mail

40.

TOF: The SNP is the 3rd largest party in the UK Parliament at Westminster.

a)

True

b)

False