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Question 1: What is the present age of voting
option 1: 16
option 2: 17
option 3: 18
option 4: 21
Question 2: Both British born and naturalised
citizens have full civic rights and duties (such as
jury service).
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 3: In order to vote in a
parliamentary, local, or European election, you must
have your name on the register of electors, known as
the electoral register.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 4: Citizens of Commonwealth do not
have the right to vote in UK.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 5: In the General Election of 2001,
more than half of voters below the age of 25
actually voted.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 6: To become a local councillor, a
candidate must have a local connection with the
area, through work, by being on the electoral
register, or through renting or owning land or
property.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
Question 7: To stand as a Member of the
European Parliament you have to pay £500 deposit.
option 1: TRUE
option 2: FALSE
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Answer 1: (3) The present voting age of 18
was set in 1969.
Answer 2: TRUE
Answer 3: TRUE
Answer 4: (2). One has the right to have your
name placed on the electoral register if you are
aged 18 or over and a citizen of the United Kingdom,
the Commonwealth, or a European Union member state.
Citizens of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth,
and the Irish Republic resident in this country may
vote in all public elections. Citizens of EU states,
resident in the UK, have the right to vote in all
but national parliamentary elections.
Answer 5: FALSE. In the General Election of
2001, less than half of voters below the age of 25
actually voted.
Answer 6: TRUE
Answer 7: FALSE. Candidates standing for
these bodies must pay a deposit of £500, which is
not returned if they receive less than five per cent
of the vote. The deposit for candidates standing as
a Member of the European Parliament is £5,000. This
is to discourage frivolous or hopeless candidates,
though many still try their luck.
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