Democracy In Scotland And The UK- topic introduction Flashcards
what is a democracy?
when a countries people get to fairly elect a personor party to represent them in parliament when there are big political decisions to be made
what is a parliamentary democracy?
when powers are shared evenly between parliaments in a country
how is a government formed?
a government is formed by the party with the most seats
which parliament has the final say on if a government stays in power?
the uk government
what is a devolved government?
a government that is specific to a country within a group of countries for example the scottish parliament and they are given powers to decide upon
what is a reserved government?
a government which is the main government for a union of countries such as the UK government, they give devolved powers to other governments
what is a parliamentary supremacy?
when one government holds more power over another/group of countries meaning they can remove a powers from a government or remove it completely
what is devolution?
the act of a higher government giving powers to a lower government to make choices about the country closer/ more specialised to the country
name 5 devolved powers
education and training
healthcare and social servaces
housing and land use
law and order
archetecture, housing and fishing
name 5 reserved powers
constitution
defence and national security
immigration
energy
broadcasting
when was the successful scottish devolution referendum?
1997
what act established the scottish parliament?
the scotland act of 1998
what year was the scottish parliament officially opeaned?
1999
what power did the 2012 scotland act give the scottish government?
the power to set the scottish tax rate of income tax, raise taxations on land transactions and waste disposal to landfill
what did the 2016 scotland act do?
made the scottish parliament and government a permanent part of the UK government
