Test 1 Flashcards
- Where is the U.K.’s parliament
- What is the name of the buildings that houses the parliament.
- Who is the current prime minister
- London
- House of commons and house of lords
- Boris Johnson
- Who started to build Westminster Hall?
- How long did Westminster Hall take to build
- What happened in 1605
- William the second
- 30
- In November 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught trying to kill King James the first and blow up parliament
- What three parts make up the UK Parliament
- How did Parliament come about.
- Where does the word parliament come from.
- The House of Commons the House of Lords and the monarch
- Magna Carta
- It comes from a French word parlour which means to talk
- What are the three important responsibilities of the House of of Lords
making and shaping laws and checking and challenging the work of the government.
- What is the name of the tower where you find Big Ben
- How many MPs are there
- Who is the speaker and what do They do
- Elizabeth Tower
- 650
- The speaker is a person who manages debate in the House of Commons
- What is the biggest job MPs do
- What is a surgery
- How many parts of the UK Parliament made Up of
- represents the public
- Give people the opportunity to meet the MP and ask questions
- three
- What do you call the area that each MP represents
- How often is there a general election in this country
- How do the House of Lords people vote
- Constituency
- Every five years
- The members call out if they agree or disagree
- Who has to sign the bill in order for something to become the law
- How many stages does a New law go through
- The Queen
2. six
What is a petition
It is a way of getting your voice heard in parliament it is to take action on something there are two types of petition British citizen or UK resident
The Queen is not allowed in the House of Commons as she is not a commoner
How many House of Lords members are there
767
If a petition to get 100,000 signatures they will debate on it
If a petition gets 10,000 signatures government will respond
What type of Queen is the Queen
Constitutional
- What is an e-petition
It is an online petition where anyone can vote
The Queen is a Monarch
What is it called when someone tries to kill the king
Regicide
What are the six stages of A new law being approved
- First reading. Reading the bill
- Second reading. Debate on the bill
- Community stage. Talk in a group
- Report stage. More Checking
- Third reading. Final Changes are made
- Royal assent. Queen approved a law
There are three main parties in the government
Conservative who are in power now
Labour and liberal democrat
Boris Johnson is in the Conservative party
