Starter quiz
- What is this describing? The individuals who have been elected and given the authority to run the state and who are led by the Prime Minister in the UK.
- 'government' ✓
- A constituency is ... ?
- the total number of voters in the House of Commons
- a group of elected officials working together in Parliament
- a specific geographical area represented by each MP in the House of Commons ✓
- a meeting place where laws are passed in Parliament
- a system used to decide who becomes Prime Minister
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- Members of Parliament (MPs) spend their time ...
- only in the House of Commons.
- in local communities helping people and attending events. ✓
- travelling around the world representing the country.
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- Parliament is made up of the House of Commons, the House of ______ and the monarch.
- 'Lords' ✓
- Match the word to its correct definition.
- political party⇔organised group with similar beliefs on how society should be run ✓
- political spectrum⇔a concept that models political beliefs and ideologies as a continuum ✓
- election⇔when people vote to choose their leaders or representatives ✓
- Each general election process is the same, starting with the ...
- selection of the Prime Minister
- voting by all citizens across the country
- dissolution of Parliament ✓
- announcement of the election results
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Exit quiz
- Which of these is a role of the UK Government?
- running businesses for profit
- making and enforcing laws ✓
- choosing the monarch
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- Which statement is true about civil servants and public sector workers?
- they make political decisions for the Government
- they are hired through a recruitment process ✓
- they are elected by the public
- they can only work in Parliament
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- Who selects government ministers before they are formally appointed?
- the Prime Minister ✓
- the monarch, without advice
- the Speaker of the House of Commons
- the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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- Match the word to its correct definition.
- government⇔the group in charge of running the country ✓
- Cabinet⇔senior ministers who lead government departments ✓
- civil servants⇔hired workers who help carry out government policies ✓
- The Civil Service and ______ implement policies made by the Government.
- 'arm's-length bodies (ALBs) ' ✓
- Match the branch to its role in the UK State.
- Parliament⇔legislative branch responsible for discussing, debating & passing laws ✓
- government⇔executive branch: responsible for day-to-day running of the country ✓
- judiciary⇔judicial branch: responsible for legal fairness and serving justice ✓
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Key learning points
- The UK Government has three main branches: legislative, executive and judiciary.
- The Cabinet is chosen by the PM. It leads government departments and makes key decisions on government policies.
- The Civil Service and arm's-length bodies implement policies made by the Government.
- Ministers are appointed to their roles in the Government by the monarch, after being handpicked by the PM.
- Civil servants and public sector workers are employed after a hiring process.
Common misconception
Civil servants and public sector workers make political decisions.
Civil servants and other public sector workers are neutral professionals who work to implement government policies and decisions made by elected ministers, but they do not make political decisions themselves.
Keywords
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)
Cabinet - a group of senior MPs who lead major government departments; the Cabinet meets weekly to make decisions about how government policy will be carried out
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