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S1 Modern Studies

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a representative?

a)

Someone who promotes a brand.

b)

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

c)

An important person.

2.

Select the 3 places we have representatives.

a)

Renfrewshire Council

b)

The Scottish Parliament

c)

The Senate

d)

The UK Parliament

3.

Organize these matters to either devolved or reserved.

Categorize the following

Health

Defence

Transport

Currency

Education

Immigration

Devolved
Reserved
4.

Select 2 roles that a representative has.

a)

Travel the UK speaking to people.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

They will put up posters advertising their party.

5.

Can you match these representatives to their names.

a)

1.

John Swinney

b)

2.

Anas Sarwar

c)

3.

 Claudia Sheinbaum

6.

Where is the Scottish Parliament located?

a)

Glasgow

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Aberdeen

d)

Inverness

7.

Pick 2 qualities of a good representative.

a)

Loud

b)

Hard working

c)

Good at communicating

d)

Good with animals

8.

Which of the following is NOT a Mexican political party?

a)

National Action Party

b)

MORENA

c)

Institutional Revolutionary Party​

d)

Liberal Democrats

9.

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

a)

The Senate

b)

The Representatives

c)

Chamber of Deputies

d)

Chamber of Lords

10.

In a developed country life expectancy would be ...

a)

High

b)

Low

11.

In a developed country the literacy rate would be ...

a)

High

b)

Low

12.

In a developed country the infant mortality rate would be ...

a)

High

b)

Low

13.

Identify 2 of the impacts of gender inequality.

a)

Women may be paid less for the same work as a man.

b)

Girls do not always have the same access to education.

c)

Everyone can learn how to drive.

d)

Everyone gets the exact same pay.

14.

Pick the correct definition of "Relative Poverty"

a)

A person can afford food, housing, and clothes but nothing extra or fancy.

b)

A person is can not afford food, housing and clothes.

c)

A person has to settle for one week in Florida for a holiday rather than the two weeks they wanted.