Devolution

Question 1

List of the countries that make up the United Kingdom

Answer 1

England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

Question 2

Devolution

Answer 2

Passing authority from central to regional government

Question 3

Name 3 devolved decision making bodies

Answer 3

The Scottish Parliament
National Assembly for Wales
Northern Ireland Assembly

Question 4

2 examples of decisions made by one of devolved bodies that is different to the rest of the UK

Answer 4

• Health and education
  eg. In the Scottish Parliament, they had law that abolished university tuition fees, providing free personal care for the elderly, introducing the smoking ban.

Question 5

2 reasons why Scotland want more independent

Answer 5

They don’t get much say in the UK Parliament.
They wanted more local Scottish democracy
They have different beliefs from the government
They have confidence that their oil can support themselves

Question 6

2 advantages to Scotland if they were to gain independence

Answer 6

• Scotland’s natural resources aloo sustainable energy for which more jobs are created
• Improve the wage gap between rich and poor (Wage in London compared to Scotland is huge)

Question 7

2 disadvantage to the UK if Scotland was independent of the rest of the UK

Answer 7

• England cannot share Scotland’s oil

- England would have no weapons to defend enemies (disarm)

Question 8

How a bill goes through Parliament Royal Assent

Answer 8

Pressure for change - Green Paper - White Paper - First Reading - Second Reading - Committee Stage - Report stage - Third Reading - House of Lords - House of Commons - Royal Assent - Act of Parliament

Question 9

Royal Assent

Answer 9

The bill is finally passed to the monarch for royal asset. This is a formality - the king or queen cannot make any changes

Question 10

What is the difference between a bill and an Act?

Answer 10

Act is law passed by parliament

Bill proposed to change something into law

Question 11

Green Paper

Answer 11

Puts forward ideas that the government wants discussed before it starts to develop policy

Question 12

White Paper

Answer 12

Put government policy up for discussion before it becomes law.

Question 13

Where do ideas for bills come from?

Answer 13

• A pressure group e.g. Greenpeace
• Moral Panic - media
• Government’s One Manifesto Promise

Question 14

Private Members BIll

Answer 14

A type of public bill that can be introduced by either members of the House of Commons or House of Lords who are not Ministers.

Question 15

What happens in committee

Answer 15

Detailed examination of the bill, usually stars within few weeks of a bill’s second reading