UK Politics Quiz

This resource contains a fully editable 100 question PowerPoint quiz on politics and the UK parliament, government and elections. It is a fun way of extending the students' knowledge of the UK electoral system, 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?
- When no party wins more than half the seats in an election, the parliament is said to be a …
- 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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