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Edexcel A-level Government and Politics Paper 2 :UK Government 2024 Exam Questions and Answers
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Edexcel A-level Government and PoliticsPaper 2 :UK Government 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers
Magna Carta - Answer>>1215 applied rule of law
coalition attitude to regional development Agencies -
Answer>>abolished them, created City regions
Scottish Parliament set up - Answer>>in 1999 with 129 MSPs
Head of Scottish government - Answer>>First minister
Distinctive Scottish social policies - Answer>>Free tuition,free
nursing care and in 2016 ended 'right to buy' scheme
Right to buy scheme - Answer>>introduced by Thatcher in 1980
Calman Commission in 2012 lead to - Answer>>granting of
powers such as taxation, borrowing powers and drink driving
alcohol limits
Smith Commission 2015 - Answer>>led to further powers being
transferred to Scotland in 2015
National Assembly for Wales - Answer>>60 members to
represent welsh
Government of Wales Act 2006 - Answer>>separated
government and assembly
Ron Davies quote on devolution - Answer>>'a process,not an
event'
,1998 Good Friday Agreement - Answer>>established Northern
Ireland assembly
periods of suspension of the Northern Ireland assmebly -
Answer>>2002-2007, 2017-2020
Northern Ireland assembly consists of - Answer>>90 MLAs
England funding in comparison to rest of Uk - Answer>>3%
below average of UK
Areas with strong regional identity - Answer>>Devon and
Cornwall
Parliament Acts - Answer>>1911-1949 reduced power of the
House of Lords
1911 parliament act provoked by - Answer>>Lords rejecting the
David Lloyd Georde's 'people's budget'
only independent MP elected in 2010 and 2015 -
Answer>>Lady Hermon
UKIPs only MP became independent in 2017 -
Answer>>Douglas Carswell
3 categories of Lords - Answer>>heridatory , life and 'lord
spiritual'
26 Lords - Answer>>Bishops
3 main functions of parliament - Answer>>passing legislation ,
scrutiny of exec and providing ministers
, additional function of commons - Answer>>represent electorate
Cameron's 2016 parliament defeat - Answer>>extend sunday
trading
How long it took to pass 2005 Prevention of Terrorism act -
Answer>>18 Days
example of poorly drafted bills - Answer>>Dangerous Dogs Act
1991 which excluded 21/30 dog deaths
ways in which parliamentary scrutiny is performed -
Answer>>questions to ministers , select committees and
debates
criticisms of PMQs - Answer>>overly theatrical and dominated
by leaders
House of commons 2013 debate defeat - Answer>>proposal for
action in syria
example of awarding peerage to secure services of individual -
Answer>>after 2008 crisis awarded Peter Madeleine from EC to
Lords
Lords over 70 - Answer>>over half
Lords who are male - Answer>>3/4
ethnic minorities in Lords - Answer>>5%
number who voted against HS2 - Answer>>44Mps
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