How does devolved government work? | Citizenship | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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The Cabinet is chosen by the ...
- Parliament
- monarch
- Prime Minister ✓
- local government
The ______ Service supports government departments to carry out the day-to-day work and policies made by the Cabinet.
- 'Civil' ✓
Match the sentence starter to its end.
- A Member of Parliament (MP) is someone
  
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  elected to represent citizens’ concerns in the House of Commons. ✓
- A constituency is
  
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  the specific geographical area that each MP represents. ✓
- The Government is
  
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  the group of people with the authority to govern a country. ✓
The UK Government has three main branches: legislative, executive and ...
- administrative
- judiciary ✓
- diplomatic
- financial
Which of the following is true about civil servants and public sector workers?
- they make political decisions and set policies
- they implement decisions made by elected ministers ✓
- they work only for the ruling political party
- they create new political parties and policies
Match the Government department to its role.
- Department for Education (DfE)
  
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  develops and oversees policies related to education and child welfare ✓
- Department for Transport (DfT)
  
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  regulation of roads, aviation, tunnels, bridges, harbours, etc ✓
- His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT)
  
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  manages government finances, including taxes and public spending ✓

What is this describing? The transfer of political powers from a central government to regional government.
- 'devolution' ✓
Match the word to its definition.
- govern
  
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  to manage or control something ✓
- government
  
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  a group of elected people with the authority to run a country/state ✓
- regional
  
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  relating to particular area, or part of an area, of a state or country ✓
Which of the following are reserved powers in the UK?
- immigration ✓
- defence ✓
- foreign affairs ✓
- transport
- education
Which of the following are advantages (pros) of devolution?
- regions can create rules and laws that suit their communities ✓
- local leaders are closer to the people, making it easier to share concerns ✓
- different rules across different regions can be confusing
- not all areas have the same money/resources
Which of the following is true about devolved governments?
- Devolved governments can make laws on any issue.
- Devolved governments can only make laws on certain issues, not all. ✓
- Devolved governments have no power to make laws.
- Devolved governments make all the laws for the entire country.
One con of devolution could be that giving regions more power could cause them to focus too much on their own area and not feel ______ to the rest of the UK.
- 'connected' ✓

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Devolution is the transfer of political powers from a central government to regional government.
Devolved powers are issues or matters on which the devolved government or regional areas can decide.
Reserved powers are issues or matters on which the UK Government can decide.
Devolved governments have authority on issues affecting their regions, such as health, education and transport.
Devolution has pros and cons, for example, giving control, but may contribute to confusion or inequality.

Devolved governments can make laws on any issue.

The powers of devolved governments are limited to specific policy areas defined by devolution agreements.

Devolution - the transfer of political powers from a central government or parliament to a national, regional or local government or parliament
Government - the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the Government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)
Regional - relating to a particular area, or part of an area, of a state or country