citizenship

• who is not allowed to stand for parliament?

  a member of the police

  a member of the armed forces

  a civil servant

  judge

  a peer who can sit in the house of lords
• definition of direct action?

  action to bring about change, such as demonstrations of strikes
• if all the work done by voluntereers had to be paid for, how much would it cost?

  £50 billion
• how many signatures are needed on a petition for the government to respond?

  10,000
• definition of lobbying?

  trying to persuade a politician
• to stand for the uk parliament you must be ?

  18 years or over

  a British citizen /citizen of the republic of Ireland / citizen of a Commmonwealth country who is free to live it the uk
• definition of indirect action?

  making your case known by persuasion rather than action
• what is ACAS?

  an organisation that tries to resolve disputes between employers and employees
• which country is top of the list of the most democratic countries?

  Norway
• what year was the equality act introduced?

  2010
• what is a refugee?

  A person who has been forced to leave their home country due to persecution, war, or violence and seeks protection in another country.
• the 9 protected characteristics of the equality act?

  1. Age
  2. Disability
  3. Gender reassignment
  4. Marriage and civil partnership
  5. Pregnancy and maternity
  6. Race
  7. Religion or belief
  8. Sex
  9. Sexual orientation
• what is community cohesion?

  where there is a sense of belonging for all communities
• what are the 2 main factors that change the size of the of population?

  life expectancy

  migration
• what is an asylum seeker?

  someone who claims to be a refugee but their claims have yet to be definitely evaluated
• population of the uk in 2014?

  64.6 million
• meaning of inclusive education?

  schooling that involves everyone regardless of disabitity
• what is a census?

  an official count of the population
• what was the expenses scandal in 2009?

  Misuse of parliamentary expenses.

  expenses claims made by MPs that should not of been made. items paid by taxpayers money including second homes, a nanny and a duck house
• in 2014 Scottish referendum what percentage voted against devolution?

  55%
• bills normally take a year to pass but can be fast tracked. give an example of a 1991 bill that was fast tracked and why?

  the dangerous dogs act

  following a series of attacks on children
• what is meant by the term indirect taxes?

  taxes paid on goods and services

  e.g VAT and excise duties
• who makes up the executive?

  the prime minister

  cabinet
• what type of constitution does the uk have?

  uncodified

  meaning it is not written down
• in the 2007 election to the Scottish parliament how many ballot papers were spoilt due to confusion over the voting system?

  3.5%
• how many ministerial departments are there and what are they responsible for?

  25

  responsible for drafting bills and putting government policy into practice
• in sept 2019 why did 19 tory MPs have the whip removed?

  they voted with the opposition parties to block a no-deal brexit deal
• what is a secretary of state?

  an MP who is in charge of a government department such a health or defence
• give examples to show how the government is held to account?

  PMs question time

  select committees

  parliamentary inquires
• what is representative democracy?

  where people elect a representative to make decisions for them
• what is direct democracy?

  where everyone votes on a decision in a referendum

  e.g switzerland
• what are the two largest government expenditures?

  social protection

  health
• where does the government receive most of their revenue from?

  income tax

  VAT
• who is responsible for the country's finances?

  chancellor of the exchequer
• what is devolution?

  Transfer of power from a central government to regional governments.
• what is VAT?

  Value Added Tax

  paid on most things apart from food, children's clothes, books and newspapers
• three roles of the house of lords?

  questioning the government

  shaping legislation

  investigating issues through debates
• what is the difference between government and parliament?

  government is the leading party in parliament

  parliament is made up of:

  650 MPs in the house of commons

  750 lords in the house of lords

  one monarch
• how much can peers earn a day?

  £162

  or £323 if they attend a sitting in the lords
• two differences between the house of lords and house of commons?

  house of lords is not elected

  the house of lords does not get involved with financial matters