WorksheetsEdexcel ALevel Politics Topic 1 Democracy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
How many seats are there in the UK House of Commons?
550
600
650
700
750
What type of representation considers the characteristics of members of Parliament?
Constituency Representation
National Representation
Social Representation
What is the name given to the process of trying to influence decision makers or those in power?
Redress of Grievances
Recall of MPs Act
Lobbying
Access Points
Pressuring
Which "smaller" parties have a membership of over 100,000? (Choose all correct answers)
The Liberal Democrats
Your Party
Reform
The Scottish National Party
The Green Party
Which UK General Election, had the lowest turnout in history as of 2025?
1992
1997
2001
2010
2024
What reason did the government at the time give for why people did not turnout?
They did not trust the politicians
The world cup was on
The weather was poor
They were suffering from apathy
They were suffering from "hapathy"
Which process enables a constituent to seek support from their MP in making a complaint against an institution or public body?
Recall of MPs Act
Redress of Grievances
Redemption Services
Renewed Engagement
Repeat Lobbying
Which of the following WAS removed from their seat in the house of commons via the Recall of MPs Act after being filmed accepting money to lobby for a gambling company?
Scott Benton
Neil Parish
Chris Pincher
Matt Hancock
Owen Patterson
How many seats did the Labour Party win in the 2024 General Election?
386
401
411
426
Why did they win so many seats despite only winning around 34% of the vote?
First Past the Post is a winner take all system
First Past the Post is a Majoritarian system
First Past the Post is a proportional system
First Past the Post is a hybrid election system
Which laws have strengthened accountability in the UK? (Choose all relevant answers)
The Equalities Act
The Human Rights Act
The Recall of MPs Act
The Data Protection Act
The Freedom of Information Act
Which country/countries of the UK have already introduced votes for 16 year olds? (Choose all correct)
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Direct Democracy?
True representation of voter opinion
Frequent consultation
Tyranny of the majority
Professional Politicians
Can be local, regional or national
Which of the following is NOT a feature of representative democracy in the UK?
Use of a middle-man/ woman to speak/vote on voter's behalf
Infrequent consultation
Tyranny of the Minority
Choosing a broad programme/ manifesto
Binary choice
What percentage of the House of Lords is female in 2025?
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Which social group are statistically slightly OVER-Represented in Parliament?
Women
Black/ Ethnic Minority
Muslim
Working Class
LGBT
In which Ancient society did Democracy originate?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
What are incidents of corruption or wrong doing amongst politicians which are highly publicised collectively known as?
Sleaze
Scum
Scandals
Shenanigans
Slip Ups
Which Australian media mogul owns NewsCorp which has a monopoly on Western conventional media?
Lord Rothermere (Jonathan Harmsworth)
Alexander Lebedev
Rupert Murdoch
Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk
Which UK law enshrined the ECHR into the UK Constitution?
The Equalities Act
The Freedom of Information Act
The Representation of the People Act
The Human Rights Act
The Marriage Act
