Democracy at work in the UK - Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies quiz

Only the colour of their party logos and rosettes used at elections

Nothing at all, since every party holds exactly identical policies

Whether they want any elections to be held in the country at all

Their views on the role of the state in the economy

By local party members, often from a shortlist

By the monarch, who personally chooses each candidate

By a national lottery drawn randomly from the public

They cannot be selected; voters write in any name

There is no real difference between the two; both words simply describe the very same system of voting that every modern country in the world uses

In representative democracy people elect representatives to decide, while in direct democracy people vote on decisions themselves

Direct democracy means there is no voting at all, because leaders just decide everything

Representative democracy uses only referendums, never any elected members of parliament

The candidate must win more than half of all the votes cast to take the seat

Seats are shared out in proportion to the percentage of votes each party gets

The candidate with the most votes wins, even without a majority

The monarch personally chooses the winning candidate after the count

It is far too complicated for ordinary voters to understand the ballot paper

It always produces a coalition government, never a single-party majority at all

It prevents any government from ever forming after a general election is held

It is not proportional, so seats can differ greatly from vote shares

Parties may form a coalition or one party governs as a minority

There is no government at all and the country is left without any leaders

The monarch begins to rule directly and personally makes all the new laws

All future elections are cancelled and the old parliament stays in place

There is no difference between them; both job titles describe the same elected role

Ministers are elected and set direction, while civil servants are appointed, neutral and advise and deliver

Civil servants are elected by the public at elections, while ministers are appointed permanent neutral officials

Both ministers and civil servants are elected by the public at each general election

The House of Lords, an appointed chamber

The Cabinet of senior ministers

The House of Commons

The Supreme Court of the UK

To run the government departments and deliver public services day to day

To appoint the prime minister and choose the members of the cabinet

To make all the laws of the country on its own without a vote

To scrutinise and challenge the government and offer an alternative

It must pass through both Houses and receive royal assent

It must be approved by a national referendum of all voters first

It must be signed by the prime minister only and no one else

It must be approved by every local council across the country

The UK has no constitution of any kind that governs how it is run

The constitution is not written down in a single document

The constitution can never be changed once it has been set

The constitution is found only in the text of Magna Carta

The monarch can make any law that he or she chooses without parliament

The courts are the supreme law-makers and can write entirely new laws themselves

Parliament is the supreme law-making body and can make or unmake any law

Local councils are supreme and can overrule any decision of parliament

Full and complete independence for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom

Abolishing the UK Parliament completely and replacing it with regional assemblies

Giving all of the law-making power in the country to the local councils alone

The transfer of some powers from the UK Parliament to bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Income tax paid on earnings

National Insurance contributions

Corporation tax on company profits