Unit Award Scheme

shown knowledge of

1. who or what Parliament is in charge of

2. what an MP is and how many MPs there are in Parliament

3. what a referendum is

4. what age one is entitled to vote at

5. two voting systems and which one the UK uses

6. at least one advantage and one disadvantage of the FPTP (first past the post) system

7. how often general elections take place

demonstrated the ability to

8. give at least one reason for and one against the argument that 16 year olds should be allowed to vote

9. list three of the main political parties and the main aim of one of them

10. explain the structure of Parliament and the government

11. explain briefly how a bill becomes a law

12. discuss the government’s budget, listing at least two sources of income and two expenses that they have.