Exam corrections Flashcards
1
Q
What is patronage?
A
The power to appoint and dismiss cabinet members
2
Q
Who was the longest reigning monarch?
A
Elizabeth 2nd
3
Q
Question Time is a weekly affair for which entity?
A
PM
4
Q
Who opens Parliament each year
A
The monarch
5
Q
Stormont is…
A
Another name for the Northern Irish Assembly
6
Q
What is a hung parliament?
A
A parliament where there is no overall winner in a general election
7
Q
When was the Scottish Parliament formed?
A
1999
8
Q
What is the Salisbury Convention about?
A
It limits the power of the House of Lords
9
Q
The ERG is …
A
A pro-Brexit group within the Conservative Party
