What Role Do I Play?

Question 1

I sit in the Cabinet and am a Secretary of State for Education.

Answer 1

Frontbench

Question 2

I hold an appointed position which ends when i die.

Answer 2

Life peer

Question 3

I sit as an MP but hold no government or shadow government position.

Answer 3

Backbench

Question 4

I sit in the House of Lords and represent the Church of England

Answer 4

Bishop

Question 5

I am one of the 92.

Answer 5

Hereditary peers

Question 6

Which function is it that gives the consent of the people to laws passed and why is the Lords weaker at this function?

Answer 6

Legitimation

Question 7

What is the name given to the function for the formal process of passing laws? Why is the Lords power weaker in this regard?

Answer 7

Legislative

Question 8

Both houses require ministers to justify their actions to them. What function is this called?

Answer 8

Accountability

Question 9

Checking the performance of the UK government is known as what function?

Answer 9

Scrutiny

Question 10

What is the function of the commons that refers to the work MP’s do on behalf of their individual or whole constituency?

Answer 10

Redress of grievances

Question 11

Why are MP’s incentivised to remain loyal to their party leadership in Parliament?

Answer 11

Prerogative power

Question 12

What is the name given to MP’s who have the task of managing party discipline when it comes to voting in the commons?

Answer 12

Whips

Question 13

What is the payroll vote?

Question 14

What is the name given to the power of the PM to call a general election?

Answer 14

Power of dissolution