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Structures of Government
Parliamentary Affairs
UK History
100
Acts of Parliament, legislative statutes, common law and practice define this.
What is the British Constitution?
100
755 seats.
How large is the House of Lords?
100
In 2010 the UK had its first coalition government in over 50 years with these two parties.
What are the Conservative and Liberal Democratic Parties?
100
The year the House of Lords lost almost all influence over policy and legislation.
What is 1911?
200
Common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influences.
What describes the legal system of the UK?
200
The Ministers who meet with the Prime Minister who make collective policy decisions.
What is the Cabinet?
200
72,127 people
What is the average size of a MP Constituency?
200
The representative of the nation as w whole and the symbolic head of the entire governing system in the UK.
What is the British Monarch?
300
7.9%
What was the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom in 2013?
300
The head of government and chief executive office.
What is the Prime Minister?
300
Caroline Lucas
Who was the first Green Party Member of Parliament?
300
This Act joined Scotland to the United Kingdom.
What is the Scotland Act?
400
In the 20th century a Victorian Prime Minister was considered "primus inter pares"
What is "First among equals"?
400
The Supreme Court of the UK executives of the duties previously vested by this House of Parliament.
What is the House of Lords?
400
More than half of the votes describe this.
What is Majority Rule?
400
The English Army began invading this part of the UK in 1770.
What is (Northern) Ireland
500
The Prime Minister and Cabinet share this.
What is collective responsibility?
500
This entity has little to no power to declare an act of parliament unconstitutional.
What are the British Courts?
500
These two parties have gotten the most votes in every election this century.
What are the Conservative and Labor Parties?
500
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern, Ireland.
What is the United Kingdom?