UK General Election and Politics

This resource contains a fully editable PowerPoint presentation on UK elections and a 100 question PowerPoint quiz on politics with questions on elections, parliament and government election.

General Election Presentation

This a fully editable and informative 60 slide PowerPoint on elections. The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to the election system in the UK and the role of parliament.

Politics Quiz

This is a 100-question PowerPoint quiz on UK elections. It is a fun way to make pupils aware of the elections, the electoral system, the government, parliament, political parties and some interesting historical facts about our democracy. There are 100 questions with multiple choice answers and varying degrees of challenge. It is divided into the following sections:

Elections
The Government
Parliament
Political Parties
Miscellaneous
Picture Round

The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the voting box image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is included to record answers.

Sample questions:

How often is an election held in the UK?
In the UK, what is the official name given to the place where people go to vote?
On what day are general elections usually held?
Who normally lives at 11 Downing Street?
Who is The Speaker of the House of Commons?
How many rows of benches are there in the House of Commons either side of The Speaker?

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