Politics

Question 1

MPs responsibilities

Answer 1

• represent everyone in theor constituency
• help to create new laws
• scrutinise and comment on what the government is doing
• debate important national issues

Question 2

Who has the power to nominate MPs in house of lords?

Answer 2

Prime Minister

Question 3

Who appoints the life peers?

Answer 3

Monarch

Question 4

Who chairs debates in the House of Commons?

Answer 4

The Speaker

Question 5

What political party is the Speaker in?

Answer 5

Neutral. No parties, even though he/she is MP.

Question 6

How is the Speaker chosen?

Answer 6

By other MPs in ‘secret ballot’

Question 7

System through which MPs are elected

Answer 7

first past the post

Question 8

How to contact MPs?

Answer 8

By letter or telephone

Question 9

MP’s house is called?

Answer 9

Chequers

Question 10

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer 10

economy

Question 11

Home Secretary

Answer 11

• crime
• policing
• immigration

Question 12

Foreign Secretary

Answer 12

foreign country relationships

Question 13

Secretaries of State

Answer 13

• education
• health
• defence

Question 14

How many local authorities in London?

Answer 14

33

Question 15

What is controlled by the devolved administrations

Answer 15

• education
• ## health

Question 16

How many members in National Assembly?

Answer 16

60

Question 17

Scottish Parlament number of members

Answer 17

129

Question 18

How many members does Nortern Ireland Assembly have?

Answer 18

108

Question 19

Who can’t stand for the office?

Answer 19

• members of the armed forces
• civil servants
• criminals

Question 20

Commonwealth

Answer 20

Queen is the head

54 members

Question 21

How many members in Council of Europe?

Answer 21

47

Question 22

United Nations numbers

Answer 22

• 190 countries
• 15 members on the UN Security Council
• UK is 1 of 5 permanent members