Politics Flashcards
1
Q
MPs responsibilities
A
- represent everyone in theor constituency
- help to create new laws
- scrutinise and comment on what the government is doing
- debate important national issues
2
Q
Who has the power to nominate MPs in house of lords?
A
Prime Minister
3
Q
Who appoints the life peers?
A
Monarch
4
Q
Who chairs debates in the House of Commons?
A
The Speaker
5
Q
What political party is the Speaker in?
A
Neutral. No parties, even though he/she is MP.
6
Q
How is the Speaker chosen?
A
By other MPs in ‘secret ballot’
7
Q
System through which MPs are elected
A
first past the post
8
Q
How to contact MPs?
A
By letter or telephone
9
Q
MP’s house is called?
A
Chequers
10
Q
Chancellor of the Exchequer
A
economy
11
Q
Home Secretary
A
- crime
- policing
- immigration
12
Q
Foreign Secretary
A
foreign country relationships
13
Q
Secretaries of State
A
- education
- health
- defence
14
Q
How many local authorities in London?
A
33
15
Q
What is controlled by the devolved administrations
A
- education
- ## health
