GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE

Question 1

what is legislature in UK government?

Answer 1

make the laws

Question 2

what is executive in UK government?

Answer 2

execute the laws

Question 3

what is judiciary in UK government?

Answer 3

adjudicates the laws

Question 4

Britain is a …?

Answer 4

representative democracy

Question 5

what is the fixed term parliament act?

Answer 5

general elections every 5 years, no power for PM to call elections sooner, royal perogative to dissolve parliament

Question 6

what is hung parliament?

Answer 6

one party emerges from an election with only slightly more seats than it’s nearest rival. forms minority gov. or forms a coalition with another party

Question 7

who can vote(x3)

who can’t vote(x5)

Answer 7

British/Irish/Commonwealth citizen, names on electoral register, over 18 on election day.
Entitled to sit in House of Lords, foreign nationals, patients detained under mental heath crimes, convicted during 5 years of illegal election practices

Question 8

candidate criteria (local government & uk/european parliament)

Answer 8

• (local) needs to local connection (be on electoral register, lived or worked in the area for a year)
• local connection isn’t needed for uk/eu parliament

Question 9

what types of debate are there (x4)

Answer 9

-early day motion -adjourment debate -urgent debate - e-petition debate

Question 10

what is early day motion debate

Answer 10

expression of strong view can lead to full debate (no confidence)

Question 11

what is adjournment debate

Answer 11

30 min debate end of every day

Question 12

what is urgent debate

Answer 12

debate on a specific & important matter and must take place within 24hrs

Question 13

what is e-petition debate

Answer 13

100k signatures to be debated

Question 14

types of legislation (x5)

Answer 14

green paper, white paper, public bills, private bills, hybrid bills

Question 15

what is green paper

Answer 15

consulation document outlines possible bill

Question 16

what is white paper

Answer 16

forms basis for bill

Question 17

what is public bill

Answer 17

changes law of the land

Question 18

what is private bill

Answer 18

affects specific individual or organisation

Question 19

what is hybrid bill

Answer 19

mix of public and private bill

Question 20

passage of bill through parliament (x7)

Answer 20

first reading, second reading, comittee, report stage, third reading, passed to house of lords for further debate, royal asset final approval

Question 21

arguments for staying in the eu (x5)

Answer 21

makes trade easier, 3.5 million jobs linked to eu membership, free movement, european arrest warrant, & eurojust (similiar in arrest)

Question 22

arguments for not staying in eu (x5)

Answer 22

Britain held back by the EU(too many rules), membership fee roughly £13bn, control the borders, loss of sovereignty, UK stays in NATO regardless

Question 23

what is article 50

Answer 23

how an EU country would leave the union. notify council, negotiate a deal and establish legal grounds for a future, 2 years to sort it

Question 24

what is deflation

Answer 24

policy to combat inflation eg raising taxes, interest rates & cutting public spending

Question 25

what is reflation

Answer 25

policy to combat recession eg cutting taxes, interesting and increasing public spending

Question 26

NHS problems (x7)

Answer 26

expensive (costs over £100 bn a year), ageing population. ££ of new drugs and treatments, obesity & lifestyle problems, staff costs, pay issues and longer waiting lists

Question 27

what is DHSC and what do they do?

Answer 27

department of health and social care they decide broad strategy and determine health policies

Question 28

In two tier authorities what does the first tier do and second? give an example of a two tier authority

Answer 28

first tier- county council provides for the major area services like education, waste disposal & library second tier- provide more localised services like housing, streeting cleaning and car parks EXAMPLE: SURREY

Question 29

what do parish councils do & provide

Answer 29

provide localised services like bus shelters & footpaths

Question 30

what do unitary councils do & provide

Answer 30

all services run by the county council and district like education, housing & highways

Question 31

advantages of council tax (x5)

Answer 31

difficult to evade payment, cheap to collect & administer, easy to understand, predictable yield and easy to budget

Question 32

disadvantages of council tax (x5)

Answer 32

crude property valuations, favours occupiers of expensive properties, lower yield than tax, disincentive to home improvement, only a small proportion of the electorate pay

Question 33

what is committee style decision making?

Answer 33

decisions made by councillors, used on populations with less than 85k, they meet every 8 weeks

Question 34

what is executive style decision making?

Answer 34

cabinet give leadership and clarity to decision making, powerful role for non executive councillors to ensure transparency and local accountability

Question 35

pros of having an executive (x4)

Answer 35

great efficiency, attracts higher calibre councillors, greater transparency & greater accountability

Question 36

cons of having an executive (x4)

Answer 36

complex, divisive for elite councillors, remote decision making, ineffective scrutiny

Question 37

what are party politics

Answer 37

majority of councillors are elected as representatives of the major political parties

Question 38

advantages of party politics (x5)

Answer 38

increase interest in local government, electorate have a choice between policies, they know roughly the party politics, leads to efficient local government, useful training ground for national politicians

Question 39

disadvantages of party politics (x5)

Answer 39

able councillors may not be willing to stand, some local issues aren't political and shouldn't be treated like they are, some decisions will be taken due to party dogma, time is wasted due to fruitless political bickering, decisions often taken in private

Question 40

issues with education (x7)

Answer 40

academies are publicly funded but have more operational freedom, grammar schools are selective, battles over school place allocations, row over spot inspections, childcare (tax breaks for parents), testing of younger pupils & funding

Question 41

what does LSCB stand for?

Answer 41

local safeguarding children's boards

Question 42

examples of adult social care provided (x7)

Answer 42

home help, hot meals, day care, home modifications, help with shopping, cheaper travel and disabled parking badges

Question 43

what are the three principles of "town and country planning"

Answer 43

ensure all development is supported by appropriate infrastructure, ensure any environment impact is sustainable & steer development towards land unlikely to be affected by flooding for example

Question 44

what is planning gain

Answer 44

planning contribution to benefit the community

Question 45

what is greenfield

Answer 45

sites that have never been developed or remained "natural" for long periods eg farm land

Question 46

what is brownfield

Answer 46

sites that have been developed eg car park/ derelict buildings

Question 47

how do you find information for planning application stories? (x4)

Answer 47

planning application notices, council planning committees, planning appeals and enquiries & courts

Question 48

what do chief constables do (x4)

Answer 48

manage the forces budget, hire & fire below rank of asst chief constable, provide an annual report on force's performance & discipline officers for misconduct

Question 49

what does IOPC do and what does it stand for (x4)

Answer 49

Independent Office for Police Conduct, IOPC investigates deaths by police, can intervene in chief constable led investigations, direct a chief constable to take disciplinary, can appeal chief constable decision

Question 50

who funds fire and rescue authorities in county council

Answer 50

COUNCIL TAX #freevandebeek

Question 51

who funds fire and rescue authorities in unitary, hybrids council

Answer 51

combined fire authorities determine their own budgets

Question 52

what does the freedom of information act allow access to (x8)

Answer 52

recorded information from 100k public authorities such as written documents, letters, memos, emails, computer records, photos, maps and handwritten notes

Question 53

how do you go about requesting information (5 stages)

Answer 53

apply in writing (name and address 20 days to respond), check information to make sure its not been published already or set for publication , requesters have the right to be told and given it except if its high level information, costs mostly free but can charge and if no response in 20 days a public authority can internally review