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parliament in England is the same as ............... in the USA

1. House of Representatives
2. Congress
3. Washington
4. the Senate

A constituency is

1. a district represented by an MP in the HoC
2. an other word for election system
3. a district represented by a PM in the HoC
4. the same as a county in England

the second chamber in Parliament in England

1. is called House of Commons and consists of 200 members
2. is called House of Lords and consists of roughly 200 members
3. is called House of Commons and consists of roughly 650 members
4. is called House of Lords and consists of about 650 members

Another word for the government in England is

1. the Administration or the Senate
2. Parliament or Congress
3. London or Buckingham Palace
4. Whitehall or Westminster

Another word for the government in the USA is

1. the Administration
2. the Senate
3. Congress
4. the House of Representatives

10 Downing Street is

1. the address of the Houses of Parliament
2. the official residence of Boris Johnson, the PM
3. the official residence of Theresa May, the Prime Minister
4. the address of the MP, Boris Johnson

the members of the House of Lords are

1. not elected, life peers and hereditary peers
2. hereditary peers
3. life peers
4. elected, hereditary peers and life peers

there are not many parties in England, this is mainly because of

1. the dominant Conservative party
2. the election system
3. The Queen forbids it

the election system in England is also called a

1. majority system
2. a constituency system
3. a system of proportional representation
4. a district election

Queen Elizebeth II

1. is celebrating her diamond jubilee this year
2. is celebrating her golden jubilee this year
3. is celebrating her platinum jubilee this year

The House of Representatives in the USA has

1. 435 members
2. 200 members
3. 650 members
4. 635 members

The Senate has

1. 500 members
2. 650 members
3. 200 members
4. 100 members

The House of Representative members hold their seat for

1. two years
2. six years
3. four years

Each state has ----- Senators and they hold their seat in Congress for ----- years

1. two - four
2. four - four
3. four - six
4. two - six

President Joe Biden is the -----
American president, the first one was
--------------

1. 46th, Abraham Lincoln
2. 44th, Abraham Lincoln
3. 44th, George Washington
4. 46th, George Washington

Another word for the American government is

1. Washington
2. Congress
3. the Capitol

the D.C. in Washington D.C stands for

1. Deputee Congress
2. District of Capitol Hill
3. District of Columbia
4. Delectable Candidate

in the US flag there are
------stars and ----stripes

1. 30 and 8
2. 50 and 16
3. 40 and 10
4. 50 and 13

the USA has

1. 50 states but started with 45
2. 50 states but started with 13
3. 50 states but started with 10

the 4th of July is

1. Thanksgiving
2. Independence Day
3. Memorial Day

New York started as a Dutch settlement, Wall Street, Brooklyn, Cony Island are all Dutch names

1. True
2. False