G4 politics and FU idiom p. 60-69

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British Politics

Name a British politician apart from Boris Johnson

What is the name of this room?

1. House of Commons
2. House of Lords
3. Home Office
4. Senate

How many political parties are there in the house of commons?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

Boris Johnson, Conservative Party

Keir Starmer, Labour Party

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Nationalist Party

Ed Davey, Liberal Democrats (LibDems)

Arlene Foster, Democratic Unionist Party

Mary-Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin

What is the nickname of the conservative party?

1. The Whigs
2. The Republicans
3. The Tories
4. The Righties

What do MP's (members of Parliament) say in the House of Commons when they agree with someone?

1. Hear, hear!
2. Right, right!
3. Yes, yes!
4. Say, say!

The house of Lords consists of...

1. Clergy (bishops), judges and nobility
2. People selected by political parties
3. People selected by the government
4. People selected by the British people

What is NOT a tradition or custom in the House of Commons and House of Lords?

1. The presence of a ceremonial mace
2. A peer addresses other peers with "My noble lord" or "My noble lady"
3. In the HofL the Lord speaker sits on a whoolsack
4. You need to kiss the British flag before entering the HofC

What is the role of the Queen in the British government? Multiple answers are possible.

1. She meets the Prime minister every week to discuss recent events
2. She formally agrees every new law.
3. She formally approves the elected parliament
4. She can stop certain new laws.