Parliament

Question 1

What are the three parts of parliament?

Answer 1

House of Commons
House of Lords
Monarch

Question 2

What does the House of Commons do?

Answer 2

Debates big issues
In force’s laws
Challenges the government
We vote for them

Question 3

How many MPs are in the House of Commons?

Answer 3

650

Question 4

What does an MP represent?

Answer 4

A constituency in England
Belong to a political party or are independent
Elected by people in there constituency
The leader of the party that gets the most votes is the prime minister

Question 5

What does the prime minister do?

Answer 5

Choose a cabinet made of 20 senior ministers

The cabinet coordinate each government departments work

Question 6

What does the speaker do?

Answer 6

Chairs the debates

Question 7

What does the House of Lords do and represent?

Answer 7

767members

Selected from knowledge and experience

Question 8

What does the monarch do?

Answer 8

Meet prime minister every week

Formally agree every new law

Question 9

What do select committees do?

Answer 9

Analyse and scrutinise policy
MPs and lords
Look at particular subjects
Experts give them evidence 
Write a report

Question 10

What type of elections are there?

Answer 10

General
Local
European