SQA Higher Modern Studies Democracy in Scotland and the UK overview quiz quiz

A single codified constitution set out fully in one written document

No written or unwritten constitution of any kind whatsoever

A constitution that is decided only by the Scottish Parliament sitting at Holyrood

An uncodified constitution spread across statute, common law and conventions

Defence

Health

Education

Justice

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Seven

The Presiding Officer acting entirely on their own

The UK Supreme Court sitting in London

The House of Lords down at Westminster

The committees of the Parliament

First Past the Post

The Additional Member System

The Single Transferable Vote

A fully proportional list system

It always produces a strong single-party majority government

It is broadly proportional, so smaller parties can win seats

Voters are given only one single vote to cast on the ballot

It completely removes the need for any local constituencies

Insider groups always break the law to get their message across

Outsider groups always have far more money and many more members than insider ones

Insider groups have direct access to government and are consulted on policy

There is no real difference between insider and outsider groups at all

Having no members and no real public support at all

Avoiding the media and all news coverage completely

Refusing all funding and turning down any donations

Access to decision-makers and strong public support

Broadcasters must be impartial, but newspapers can openly back a party

All UK media, both broadcasters and newspapers, must be politically impartial

Newspapers must be impartial, but broadcasters are free to take sides

The media has no real influence on how voters decide to cast their vote

It prevents anyone at all from taking part in political life

It can spread misinformation and create echo chambers

It bans all forms of political debate from taking place

It makes holding free elections completely impossible

Devolution gives Scotland complete and permanent independence away from the rest of the UK

Federalism has no regional or state governments of any kind at all

Under devolution, Westminster keeps sovereignty and could change the settlement

There is no real difference between devolution and federalism at all