Democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom: SQA National 5 Modern Studies Section 1 quiz quiz

The Scotland Act 1998

The Act of Union 1707

The Devolution Act 1979

The Government of Scotland Act 2016

Defence

Immigration

Health

Foreign affairs

Education

Immigration

Transport

Housing

There is no difference; the terms mean the same thing

The Parliament is the First Minister; the Government is all the MSPs

The Parliament is all 129 MSPs who make law; the Government is the First Minister and ministers who run departments

The Government holds the Parliament to account

Directly elected by the public in a separate vote

Nominated by the Scottish Parliament from among the MSPs

Appointed by the UK Prime Minister

Chosen by the Presiding Officer

First Minister's Questions

Cross-party committees

Party election broadcasts

Voting in elections

The Single Transferable Vote

The Additional Member System

First Past the Post

A national party list

129 MSPs, elected by the Additional Member System

73 MSPs, elected by First Past the Post

129 MSPs, elected by the Single Transferable Vote

59 MSPs, elected by a party list

First Past the Post

The Additional Member System

The Single Transferable Vote

A second ballot system

It is too complicated for voters to understand

It is not proportional, so seats won do not match votes cast

It always produces a coalition government

It gives voters too many votes

A list of every candidate standing in an election

A published document setting out a party's policy promises if elected

The official result of an election

A rule about how votes are counted

The image and competence of party leaders

The number of seats in the chamber

The colour of the ballot paper

The day of the week of the election

Reading a newspaper

Joining a pressure group and campaigning on an issue

Watching the news

Paying income tax

Insider groups are illegal; outsider groups are legal

Insider groups are larger; outsider groups are always small

Insider groups are regularly consulted by government and have direct access; outsider groups rely on public campaigns and the media

There is no real difference between them

Lobbying ministers

Industrial action such as strikes

Organising petitions

Running media campaigns