SAP and Change
Political Institutions
Citizens, Society & State
Political and Economic Change
Public Policies
100
What type of regime does the UK have?
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system
100
Who is David Cameron?
Current Prime Minister of the UK, majority party leader
100
What are the different regions that make up the UK?
Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
100
Where are political powers devolved to?
Scottish Welsh, and Northern Ireland Assemblies
100
Name an act relating to immigration in the UK.
Race Relation Act of 2000
200
What are some characteristics of the UK's constitution?
Unwritten, final authority rests with Parliament, civil rights are to be secured by trustworthy governors
200
The Prime Minister makes decisions with the agreement of who?
Ministers
200
What is the UK's main television, radio and web portal network?
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
200
What does the European Convention of Human Rights do?
Dictates human and civil rights policies
200
What did David Cameron's "Big Society" do?
empowers local people and communities that takes power away from politicians and gives it to the people
300
What did the Magna Carta do?
Limited the power of the government
300
What are the 4 Great Offices of State in the UK?
Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary
300
What age group is less likely to vote?
18-25
300
Explain gradualism in the UK.
the shift of powers gradually from the monarchy and the House of Lords to the House of Commons and the middle class citizens
300
Daily triple: What does the NHS stand for and how is it funded?
National Health Service, funded through the general taxation system
400
What kind of economic system does the UK have?
Predominately capitalist
400
What are the main political parties in the UK and are they right or left wing?
Conservative Party-right wing Labour Party-Left wing Liberal Democratic Party- combination of the two (Conservative leadership with Leftist views)
400
Who is the House of Commons made up of that allows for greater political representation?
members of parliament who represent different constituencies of the UK
400
What does QUANGOS stand for?
Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization
400
What type of currency does the UK prefer? Over what?
The pound over the euro
500
What did the Economic Crisis of 1970 cause?
Privatization
500
What did the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005 do?
Made the UK Supreme Court as the final court of appeals
500
Daily Double: Who is the leader of each of the 3 political parties?
Conservative- David Cameron Labour-Ed Miliband Liberal Democrats- Nick Clegg
500
What did Tony Blair's Third Way do?
controlled inflation and limited government spending and economic liberalism
500
What region of the UK is holding an independence referendum this year? for 500 more points who is leading the region? (First and last name and Party)
Scotland, Alex Salmond, Scottish Nationalist Party
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