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Question 1: Britain is
option 1: Republic
option 2: Constitutional monarchy
Question 2: If the Queen disagrees with
decisions of the Cabinet and Parliament, she can
express her views:
option 1: Privately to the Prime Minister
option 2: In the Newspapers
option 3: At a press conference
option 4: Any of the above
Question 3: The present Queen has reigned
since:
option 1: 1950
option 2: 1951
option 3: 1952
option 4: 1953
Question 4: The House of Commons is also
known as
option 1: Lower House
option 2: Upper House
option 3: House of Lords
option 4: Parlaiment
Question 5: How many MP's are there is the
House of Commons
option 1: 601
option 2: 633
option 3: 647
option 4: 659
Question 6: An ordinary member of Public
cannot visit Parlaiment
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 7: The Speaker of the House of
Commons cannot belong to any party
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 8: Life peers cannot be of any other
faith then Christians.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 9: Memebers of the House of Commons
are elected by:
option 1: first past the post system.
option 2: proportional representation
Question 10: Pressure groups are
organisations that try to influence government
policy, either directly or indirectly.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 11: Pressure groups and Lobbies are
one and the same thing.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 12: Any complaints against the
police are investigated by:
option 1: House of Commons
option 2: House of Lords
option 3: Home Secretary
option 4: An independent authority
Question 13: Civil Servants
option 1: Must belong to a party
option 2: Must be Neutral
option 3: Are appointed by the Prime Minister
option 4: Are responsible for conducting
elections.
Question 14: Which of the following is not a
source of money for the Local Authority
option 1: Income Tax
option 2: Business Rates
option 3: Council Tax
option 4: Road Tax
Question 15: How much percentage of the total
money available to the councils come from the
Council Tax.
option 1: 10%
option 2: 20%
option 3: 30%
option 4: 40%
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Answer 1: (2). constitutional monarchy.
Answer 2: (1) Privately to the Prime
Minister, for example at their weekly “audience”,
but in all matters of government must follow the
Prime Minister’s advice.
Answer 3: (3). The present Queen has reigned
since her father’s death in 1952.
Answer 4: (1). Lower House
Answer 5: (4). 659
Answer 6: (2) FALSE
Answer 7: (2) FALSE. The Speaker of the House
of Commons is an ordinary MP respected on all sides,
and elected by fellow MPs.
Answer 8: FALSE. Life peers include members
of other Christian denominations and of other faiths
--Jewish, Moslem, Hindu, Sikh, or Buddist, as well
non-believers and humanists.
Answer 9: (1) first past the post system
Answer 10: TRUE.
Answer 11: FALSE. People distinguish between
“pressure groups” and “lobbies”. Lobbies or
“interest groups” are seen not as voluntary bodies
of ordinary citizens but as the voice of commercial,
financial, industrial, trade, or professional
organisations.
Answer 12: (4). An independent authority
investigates serious complaints against the police.
Answer 13: (2) Members of the British civil
service today are permanent servants of the state,
working for whatever party is in power. This
neutrality is very important.
Answer 14: (4). Road Tax
Answer 15: (2). 20%
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