When was the House of Commons purged by The New Model Army? 1610 1746 1648 1801.
How were the men that formed the House of Commons called? Knights of the Queen Knights of the village Knights of the shire Knights of the Crown.
How many members represent each countie? (H of Commons) Depends on the size of the countie 2 5 10.
Who chooses the date of dissolution of the Parliament? A survey The Sovereign The president of the House of Commons The Prime Minister.
Where is the House of Commons located? Buckingham Palace Westminster Palace St John's Chapel 221B Baker Street.
How does each Parlamentary session start? Reading a passage of the Bible Singing the national hymn Reading the Constitution With the State Opening of Parliament.
Who gives permission to talk during sessions? (H of Commons) The Speaker The Prime Minister The Queen A priest.
How are the most important members of each party called? (H of Commons) Backbenchers Frontbenchers Ushers of the Black Rod Commoners.
How would you show your agreement with a proposal? (H of Commons) Raising your hand Saying 'Aye' Sitting in the side that agrees Raising a paper with tour answer.
How many members are there in the Committees? (H of Commons) Between 5 - 10 Between 10 - 20 Between 20 - 30 Between 10 - 50.
How many bishops form the Lords Spiritual? 24 25 26 27.
Where does the House of Lords celebrate the sessions? Buckingham Palace The Palace of Westminster Parliament Nowhere.
What are the functions of the House of Lords? Making laws In-depth consideration of public policy. Holding government to account A, B and C are correct.
Why is The House of Lords characterised by? Independence of thought Liberty Equiality Its money.
How many principal types of member are in the House of Lords? 9 4 5 and other less important 3.
Who is the leader of the House (of Lords)? Lors McFall of Alcluith Lord Fowler Baroness Evans of Bowes Park None of the previous ones.
Which are the three parts of the British Parliament? The upper house, the monarch and the lower house The House of Lords, the House of Commons and the monarch None of them A and B are correct.
When did the two Houses appear? During the English Civil War During the reign of Edward III In 1295 At the XIX Century.
What was the main aim of the Magna Carta? To abolish the House of Lords To abolish the House of Commons To let the nobility share power with the king None of the previous ones.
Civil service is: Politically impartial and independent of government From a political party, they are elected Forms part of the government The impart new laws.
First appearance of Civil Service: In Northcote-Trevelyan Report In the offices of State In the Lord's Fulton Committee Report In MArgaret Thatcher's government.
Civil Service Department appeared in: House of Lords Local Government Treasury House of Commons.
Margaret Thatchers in the office of Civil Service: Improved the situation by reducing the number of members Improved the situation by rising the number of members Didn't improve the situation She wasn't an officer.
How many charters are in The Citizen's Charter (about Civil Service) 90 13 48 38.
Who's the main member of Civil Service? The Cabinet The Prime Minister The King Ministers.
Who runs Civil Service? UK Government House of Commons House of Lords Prime Minister, Cabinet and Ministers.
Who is the Lord Speaker (presidente de la Cámara)? Anthony Bailey Baron Fowler Jeremy Corbyn Robin Walker.
How many Ministers are the in total? (Civil Service) 119 129 110 19.
How does Civil Service work? It fights for the equality. It improves quality of life It helps the government of the day develop and implement its policies as effectively as possible It provides services directly to people all over the world.
What are its aims? The institution aim to have integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. The institution aim to have peace. The institution doesn’t have any aim. The institution aim to have wars in order to become a worldwide potency.
Which are the two types of local government we can find in the United Kingdom? The Council-based system and the restiration system. The old-style two-tie system and the newer-style system The old-style two-tie system and the Greater London system The Unitary Authority type and the newer-single tier system.
Inside the District level, what are dealing the London boroughs with? Topics related with transport and street preservation. Only leisure facilities. Mainly day-to-day services. Education and health issues.
Which is the only sector that has and elected Assembly and Major? Every city in Northern Ireland All the sectors except London. London Various villages in Wales.
Which is the lowest level the local government is divided into? The Parish level. The Regional level The County level The District level.
About what topics decides the major elected by the Council? Pollution decresing themes. Housing and city cleaning. Public services. Policy terms.
Which is the highest level the local government is divided into? The Parish level The Regional level The County level The District level.
When are the elections to councils held? The first of February The first Thursday in May The last Saturday in April The frist Wednesday in May.
How long are, in general, the terms that the councillors are elected for? One-year terms Two-year terms Three-year terms Four-year terms.
What is one of the basis of the local government? People who live in a twon or area elect their own representatives. Town or area representatives are elected by the Main Government. Town or area representatives are elected by the council Only people who live in London elect their own representatives.
How does first past the post system for local elections work? The candidate with the most votes in all contituencies wins The candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins The candidate with the most votes in all constituencies wins and all other votes are disregarded The candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins and all other votes are disregarded.
What colloquial name does the Scottish Parliament receive? ''Pàrlamaid na h-Alba'' ''The Scots Pairlament'' ''Edinburgh's Parliament'' ''Holyrood''.
By which system are 73 of the 129 total members of the Scottish Parliament elected? The additional member system The individual system The plurality system The geographical system.
Why was the additional member system implemented by the Scottish Parliament? Because there wouldn't be any chance of one party winning with an absolute majority Because there wouldn't be any chance of two parties winning with an absolute majority Because there wouldn't be any chance of two-party predominance Because there wouldn't be any chance of of minority party ruling.
Tha Parliament of Scotland exists since... the referéndum of 1997 the 13th century 1660, after the anglo-scottish parliamentary unión. the death of Alexander III.
The prelates were... high-ranking members of the clergy. bishops and earls. the second estate. the Lords of the Articles.
The first anglo-scottish parliamentary union was... in 1997 during the reign of Charles II established by Oliver Cromwell. in 1707, creating the Parliament of Great Britain.
What series of procedures does the Scottish Parliament work for? Standing Chambers Standing Orders Standing Parliament Government's Chambers.
What is the duty of the committees in the Scottish Parliament? The main objective is producing new laws, studies, reports, guarantees to make participate the public in process. Taking different electoral measurements- Promulgating only new laws. Deciding where it will be the headquarters of meetings.
What days do the members of Parliament work? On Mondays and Wednesdays On Thursdays and Tuesdays On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays On wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Members of Parliament are in charge of issues relationated with: Education and Jobs. War, poverty and wealth Education and economy Education, health and environment.
When was the National Assembly of Wales completely formed? In 1850 In 1999 In 1991 Never.
How many people are elected as Assembly Members (Wales)? 60 elected members 40 elected members 20 elected members 120 elected members.
When does the election take place? Every year Every two years Every five years When they want.
How many roles has the National Assembly of Wales? Ten main roles. None of them are main roles Seven main roles Four main roles.
What languages are oficial in Welsh Assembly? Welsh and German English and Scots Welsh and English English and German.
Who nominated the four other members of the Assembly? The main political parties The Queen The Prime Minister The people.
Talking about international relations, choose the correct sentence Welsh want to be powerful in the international level They want to promote Wales and Welsh democracy They want to get separated from UK All the previous sentences are false.
When was the referéndum that led to the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales? 28 September 1997 13 May 2001 18 September 1997 20 November 1998.
When was the first Assembly held? 2001 1999 1998 1991.
What is the name of the building also known as the National (or Welsh) Assembly building? The Pierhead The Senedd Colwyn Bay Cardiff Bay.
How old is the London Assembly? It was established in 1920 It was established in 2010 It was established in 2000 It has not been established yet.
How many members does the London Assembly have? It has 35 members The assembly comprises 25 members It comprises 11 members There are 14 members.
How many political parties are taking part of the London Assembly nowadays? 5 9 7 4.
Which party had the most assembly members (seats) from 2008 to 2012 (London Assembly)? Labour Green Conservative British National Party.
Which is the characteristic color of the Labour party? Red Green Dark blue Yellow.
What is the purpose of the Audit Panel (London Assembly)? To improve the transport system To study the budget To analyze the public health To ensure the monitoring and security of financial systems.
How many times a year does the GLA Oversight Committee (London) meet? Twice Once Ten times Seven times.
The Budget and Performance Committee... considers if the money of the anual Budget is put to good use is in charge of raising monet for the anual budget destines all the money to environmental projects convinces the Mayor to keep money for himself.
The Police and Crime Committee (London)... investigates key issues and reviews the Mayor's work in that area makes final decisions about large-scale developments examines Mayor's work in delivering affordable homes in London proposes the Mayor new energy strategies.
The environment Committee... reviews the air and wáter quality reviews the climate change reviews the energy strategies of the Mayor All of them are correct.
What is The House of Lords? The House of Lords is currently the second busiest legislative chamber in the world, right after the House of Commons. The House of Lords is the busiest legislative chamber in the world The House of Lords and The House of Commons are the same thing. It is an association.
What is the full name of the House of Lords? The House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled The upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The House of Northem Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain in Parliament assembled.
What is the total number of people qualified to sit in the House of Lords? 300 more or less 530 More of 670 There is no specific number.
How many functions has The House of Lords? 2 5 3 4.
Which of these functions is done by the Lords? Making elections Making laws Investigating the Government Electing the president.
Which membership takes part in The House of Lords? Non-spiritual Lords The Lords spiritual The president The English people.
What do the members use to investigate the public policy? Members use their extensive collective experience Members use their insitutional power Members use their extensive individual experience Members don't investigate the public policy.
When was The House of Lords created? 2009 1700 1220 1707.
Which King was forced to sign the Magna Carta? Edward IV Charles I John I Mary II.
Which of these statements is correct? The House of Lords was created in 1707 by the Acts of Union The House of Lords was created in 1780 by the Acts of Union The House of Lords was created in 1707 by the Acts of Power The House of Lords was created in 1970 by the Acts of Union.
How many members form the Parliament of Scotland? 98 118 129 158.
Which are the 3 main political parties represented in the Scottish Parliament? SNP, Scottish Libertarian Party and UKIP Scottish Conservative Pary, Scottish Green Party and Scottish Christian Party. SNP, Scottish Conservative Party and Sccottish Labour Pary A, B and C are correct.
The Scottish Parliament Works according to... The Scottish Government The needs of the people of Scotland The Mandatory Committees The Standing Order.
When was the Scottish Parliament first identified as Parliament? 1450 1235 1782 1881.
Who realised that parliament (scottish) could often créate more problems than it solved? James I James III James II James IV.
During which century did the composition of Scottish Parliament go through a number of significant changes? XVI Century XII Century XIX Century XVII Century.
During the second half of which century did the Scottish Parliament begin to legislate more and more matters? XV Century XIV Century XVI Century XVII Century.
Who was the winning designer for the Scottish Parliament building? Rafael Viñoly Michael Wilford Enric Miralles Richard Meier.
Which of these options is not part of the Parliament comlex? Debating Chamber Main Hall Palace of Holyroodhouse Queensberry House.
When was the Scottish Parliament inaugurated? 2004 2000 1998 1996.
The European Parliament first met on... September 1953 January 1952 September 1952 March 1955.
There are three treaties that marked important changes in the European Parliament: The treaty of European Union, the treaty of Utrecht and the treaty of Westphalia. The treaty of Versailles, the treaty of Amsterdam and the treaty of Lisbon The treaty of Lisbon, the treaty of Amiens and the treaty of Fontainebleau The treaty of European Union, the treaty of Amsterdam and the treaty of Lisbon.
The European Parliament is made up of... 751 members elected for a five-year period. 752 members elected for a five-year period 750 members elected for a four-year period 751 members elected for a six-year period.
The institution has developed... from a parliamentary assembly into an economic an political partnership from an elected parliament ino an assembly with appointed members. none of the answers is right from an assembly with appointed members into an elected parliament.
The European Parliament... is the only body from the European Union elected by indirect suffrage. is the only body from the European Union elected by direct suffrage is a body from the Europian Union where it isn't necessary to vote is not the only body from the European Union elected by direct suffrage.
European citizens... can't take part in the political process. are in contact with the European Parliament only through their MEPs can take part in the political process in different ways a, b and c are incorrect.
The European Parliament.... is the only body who decides on laws that affect the UE citizens decides jointly with the Council of EU on laws that affect the UE citizens a and b are incorrect is not the body who decides on laws that affect the UE citizens.
The Parliament's hemicycle... is composed of 751 seats occupied by the President, the Vice-President and the rest of the MEPs is composed of 751 seats occupied by the President and the rest of the MEPs is composed of 751 seats occupied bythe President, the Vice-President and the citizens is composed of 751 seats occupied by the President, the founteen Vice-Presidents and the rest of the MEPs.
The EPP and the S&D... are the political parties with more representatives in the Parliament are the political parties with less representatives in the Parliament are not political parties are political parties that becamen dissolbed a few years ago.
The president of the European Parliament is... Martin Schulz Pierce Brosnan Antonio Tajani Tony Cliff.
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