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6. Northern Ireland uses AMS as its preferred voting system.

  • False
  • True

7. Is the UK a.......

  • a mixture of all 3
  • federal state
  • unitary state
  • confederate state

8. How many members are there in the Welsh Assembly?

  • 80
  • 70
  • They don't have an Assembly
  • 60
  • 120

9. How many members are there in the Scottish Parliament

  • 220
  • 635
  • 15
  • 129
  • 120

10. Where is the Scottish Parliament?

  • Aberdeen
  • Holyrood
  • St Andrews
  • Glasgow
  • Edinburgh

11. Which of the following best summarises the general opinion of an SNP member?

  • "I like devolution, but I feel it doesn't go far enough"
  • "I will resign if devolution is not reversed"
  • "No comment"
  • "Devolution is awesome"
  • "Devolution ruined my life"

12. Complete the following quotation: "________ became independent in 1991 and since then has been building with innovation and originality to create an open, accessible, and successful country."

  • Czech Republic
  • United States of America
  • Estonia
  • Yemen
  • Nigeria

13. Define 'administrative devolution'

  • decentralisation of power from Westminster
  • The administration of power via an autocratic dictator
  • Westminster having ultimate control over devolution
  • All secretaries in the UK being Scottish

14. Which of the following has its own parliament?

  • Scotland and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Wales

15. Name the MP who first brought up the West Lothian question

  • Tam Dalyell
  • Alex Salmond
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Gordon Brown

16. Which Scottish resource has arguably been "stolen" by Westminster?

  • Tweed
  • Haggis
  • Oil
  • Whiskey

17. In 2010 where was a referendum held regarding an increase in devolved powers?

  • Cornwall
  • Wales
  • North East England
  • Northern Ireland

18. By how many pence in the pound can the Scottish vary their tax rate?

  • They cannot
  • 5p
  • 3p
  • 2p
  • 1p

19. In 2009 Alex Salmond headed an SNP minority government in Edinburgh. But how much did they lead Labour by?

  • 100-0%
  • 41-29%
  • 32-12%
  • 56-44%

20. Scotland has devolved powers.

  • True
  • False