a person elected to represent citizens’ interests and concerns in the House of Commons

the specific geographical area that is represented by each MP in the House of Commons

the ability gained through training and experience to do a job or action well

What do MPs do?

Citizenship

What is the difference between the Government and Parliament?

How do elections work?

What happens after a general election?

What do political parties do?

How is the UK Government organised?

How does devolved government work?

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?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the main role of a Member of Parliament (MP)?

The name of the geographical area that an MP represents is called a ...

a group of senior government ministers appointed by the Prime Minister

a small geographical area of a local council district

the ability gained through training/experience to do a job/action well

Match the words to the correct definition.

Fill in the blank: Each constituency have roughly the same size ... 

Some MPs have additional responsibilities working in the UK Government's ...

What is something that MPs do **not** do?

a group of friends who meet regularly to discuss politics

an organised group of people who share similar beliefs and goals about society 

a government department focused on a specific issue

Fill in the blank: A political party's {{}} align with their values. 

political parties that focus on issues in only one part of the UK

the group of people eligible to vote in elections

money given to political parties from donations and membership fees

Match the words with the correct definitions.

to ensure that different ideas are represented

Why are there so many UK political parties?

The political {{} shows where parties stand on political issues, from left wing to right wing.

Choose the word that best fits in the sentence. Political parties want to influence public policies by having their members in positions of ...  

What do MPs do?

Lesson outcome

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