Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What convention says that when the UK Parliament wants to legislate on a matter within the devolved competence of the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales or Northern Ireland Assembly, it will not normally do so without the relevant devolved institutions having passed a legislative consent motion?

The Sevel Convention of 1998 correct incorrect

The Sewelt Convention of 1998 correct incorrect

The Sewel Convention of 1998 correct incorrect

The Seyvel Convention of 1998 correct incorrect

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. In 2021, how many councils have elected mayors?

12 correct incorrect

23 correct incorrect

15 correct incorrect

18 correct incorrect

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. What is the lowest level of governance within the structure of English local government?

Unitary authorities correct incorrect

Metropolitan districts correct incorrect

London boroughs correct incorrect

Parish or town council correct incorrect

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. Which of these are single tier authority types?

Metropolitan districts correct incorrect

City of London correct incorrect

County councils correct incorrect

District councils correct incorrect

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. The National Assembly of Wales is now called what?

Stormont correct incorrect

Senedd Cymru correct incorrect

Seplins correct incorrect

Senet Cym correct incorrect

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. The Northern Ireland Assembly is composed of how many members of the legislative Assembly (MLAs)?

650 correct incorrect

250 correct incorrect

110 correct incorrect

90 correct incorrect

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. Scotland was an independent country up until what Act?

The Act of Allegiance 1699 correct incorrect

The Act of Union 1707 correct incorrect

The Act of Unification 1709 correct incorrect

The Act of Unified states 1701 correct incorrect

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. Why has there been less attention to the territorial management of Wales than the other parts of the UK?

Because the Welsh media have not deemed it high on the policy agenda and thus it has not received much traction correct incorrect

Because the Welsh people have no desire to increase their devolved powers and they are very much content correct incorrect

Because the current Welsh government is waiting for Scottish devolution to progress. Once Scotland gets full independence, Wales will follow. correct incorrect

Because of the smaller vote share of the nationalist party and the relative stability of the core Labour vote in supporting a Labour government in Wales correct incorrect

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. Which is the correct definition of centralisation?

Centralisation refers to the exercise of power and control by government at one territorial level over another, and more generally to the extent to which decisions and routines (even culture and media) are always routed through the UK nation state level rather than at subnational levels. correct incorrect

Centralisation refers to the exercise of influence by Parliament at one territorial level over another. correct incorrect

Centralisation refers to the exercise of power and control by government at one territorial level over another. correct incorrect

Centralisation refers to the exercise of influence by Parliament at one territorial level over another, and more generally to the extent to which decisions and routines (even culture and media) are always routed through the UK nation state level rather than at subnational levels. correct incorrect

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. In his book 'Territory and Power (1983), X produced a framework which explains sub-national and national politics simultaneously. X's framework is useful for understanding the politics of the whole UK rather than just English local government on the one hand, or devolved administrations on the other. Who is X?

David Richards correct incorrect

Patrick Dunleavy correct incorrect

Jim Bulpitt correct incorrect

Martin Loughlin correct incorrect