the transfer of political powers from a central government or parliament to a national, regional or local government or parliament

the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the Government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)

relating to a particular area, or part of an area, of a state or country

How does devolved government work?

Citizenship

In this unit, pupils learn about the roles of government and parliament and how they are organised. They explore how elections work and what the role of political parties and MPs are.

How does the political system work in the UK?

What is this describing? The transfer of political powers from a central government to regional government.

a group of elected people with the authority to run a country/state

relating to particular area, or part of an area, of a state or country

Which of the following are reserved powers in the UK?

regions can create rules and laws that suit their communities

local leaders are closer to the people, making it easier to share concerns

different rules across different regions can be confusing

not all areas have the same money/resources

Which of the following are advantages (pros) of devolution?

Devolved governments can make laws on any issue.

Devolved governments can only make laws on certain issues, not all.

Devolved governments have no power to make laws.

Devolved governments make all the laws for the entire country.

Which of the following is true about devolved governments?

One con of devolution could be that giving regions more power could cause them to focus too much on their own area and not feel {{}} to the rest of the UK.

The {{}} Service supports government departments to carry out the day-to-day work and policies made by the Cabinet.

elected to represent citizens’ concerns in the House of Commons.

the specific geographical area that each MP represents.

the group of people with the authority to govern a country.

The UK Government has three main branches: legislative, executive and ...

they make political decisions and set policies

they implement decisions made by elected ministers

they work only for the ruling political party

they create new political parties and policies

Which of the following is true about civil servants and public sector workers?

develops and oversees policies related to education and child welfare

regulation of roads, aviation, tunnels, bridges, harbours, etc

manages government finances, including taxes and public spending

Match the Government department to its role.

Starter Quiz