Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role — Set 11
Set 11 of chapter 5 (Government, Law & Your Role): 8 questions. Tap an answer to reveal whether you are right and why.
Question 1 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
By convention, what does the UK Parliament normally do before passing a law on a subject that has been devolved to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
Under the Sewel convention, the UK Parliament normally seeks the consent of the devolved legislature before legislating on devolved matters.
Question 2 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In England and Wales, which independent body is responsible for selecting candidates to be appointed as judges?
The Judicial Appointments Commission independently selects candidates for judicial office in England and Wales, on merit, through a fair and open process.
Question 3 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What does the legal rule known as 'double jeopardy' generally mean in criminal law?
The double jeopardy rule means a person who has been acquitted cannot normally be tried again for the same offence, although there are narrow exceptions for very serious crimes with new and compelling evidence.
Question 4 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Money bills, which deal mainly with taxation and public spending, must begin their passage through Parliament in which House?
By convention, bills about taxation and spending start in the House of Commons, because its members are directly elected by the public.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which statement about NHS prescription charges in the UK is correct?
NHS prescriptions are free of charge for patients in Scotland and Wales (and also in Northern Ireland), whereas in England most adults pay a standard charge for each item unless they are exempt.
Question 6 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is a pressure group (sometimes called an interest group or lobby group)?
Pressure groups are organisations — such as charities, business groups and campaign groups — that try to influence government and public opinion on an issue they care about. They are part of how citizens can make their views known between elections.
Question 7 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Who is responsible for compiling and keeping up to date the electoral register for your local area?
The electoral register is compiled and maintained locally: each area has an electoral registration officer, working through the local council, who runs the annual canvass and keeps the list of voters up to date.
Question 8 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
How does someone usually become Prime Minister following a general election?
After a general election, the monarch invites the leader of the party that can command the support of the House of Commons — normally the party with the most seats — to form a government. That leader becomes Prime Minister.
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