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Edexcel A-Level Politics Component 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas overview quiz quiz

11questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What are the twin pillars of the UK constitution?

  2. What does it mean that the UK constitution is 'unentrenched'?

  3. Which Act created the UK Supreme Court, and when did it open?

  4. Under the Parliament Acts, how long can the House of Lords delay a non-financial bill?

  5. What is the Salisbury Convention?

  6. Which case demonstrated the Supreme Court checking the executive over the prorogation of Parliament?

  7. What is the key limit on the UK Supreme Court's power compared with the US Supreme Court?

  8. What does the requirement for one pre-1997 and one post-1997 prime minister test in Component 2?

  9. Which feminist thinker is associated with the idea of 'otherness' and 'one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman'?

  10. Which type of feminism argues that gender inequality stems from economics and that capitalism creates patriarchy?

  11. What is the recurring evaluative point about executive dominance of Parliament?