Chapter 5 Test 4

Forcing another person to marry is a criminal offence.

If you are resident in the UK, your car or motor cycle must be registered at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, serious criminal offences are tried in front of a judge and a jury in a Crown Court. In Scotland, serious cases are heard in a Sheriff Court with either a sheriff or a sheriff with a jury.

Forced Marriage Protection Orders were introduced in 2008 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland under the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007. Court orders can be obtained to protect a person from being forced into a marriage, or to protect a person in a forced marriage. Similar Protection Orders were introduced in Scotland in November 2011.

The National Assembly has 60 Assembly members (AMs) and elections are held every four years using a form of proportional representation.

The cabinet is a committee which usually meets weekly and makes important decisions about government policy.

The UK is part of the United Nations (UN), an international organization with more than 190 countries as members.

The police force is a public service that helps and protects everyone, no matter what their background or where they live.

For most people, the right amount of income tax is automatically taken from their income from employment by their employer and paid directly to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the government department that collects taxes. This system is called “Pay As You Earn” (PAYE).

London has 33 local authorities, with the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London coordinating policies across the capital.

Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of the UK.

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) are elected by a form of proportional representation.

The action of handing out leaflets in the street or knocking on people’s doors to ask for their political support is known as canvassing.

Age UK is a charity that works with old people.

The Council of Europe is separate from the EU. It has 47 member countries, including the UK, and is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights in those countries.

MPs are elected through a system called ‘first past the post’. In  constituency, the candidate who gets the most votes is elected.

People in the UK have to pay tax on their income, which includes: wages from paid employment, profits from self-employment, taxable benefits, pensions and income from property, savings and dividends.

The European Union (EU), originally called the European Economic Community (EEC), was set up by six western European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) who signed the Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957.

Since 1999, hereditary peers have lost the automatic right to attend the House of Lords. They now elect a few of their number to represent them in the House of Lords.

The Queen has reigned since her father’s death in 1952, and in 2012 she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee (60 years as queen).

Members of the public are not allowed in Youth Courts, and the name or photographs of the accused young person cannot be published in newspapers or used by the media.

A constitution is a set of principles by which a country is governed. It includes all of the institutions that are responsible for running the country and how their power is kept in check.

The National Anthem of the UK is ‘God Save the Queen’.