Starter quiz
- Who has the overall control to make national decisions?
- UK Parliament ✓
- local governments
- regional governments
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- ______government focuses on providing services and managing local issues.
- 'local' ✓
- The Prime Minister selects a group of senior politicians called the ______ to run government departments and help make important decisions for the country.
- 'Cabinet' ✓
- Match the type of governments.
- Central government⇔UK Parliament has responsibility over national laws and policies. ✓
- Devolved government⇔Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can make some of their own laws. ✓
- Local government⇔focuses on issues in counties and smaller communities. ✓
- Which devolved nation's Parliament is commonly known as the Senedd?
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales ✓
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- Which of the following is a key difference between central and local government?
- Central government covers the UK, local government controls defence.
- Central government makes national laws, local government manages local services. ✓
- Local government controls the military, central government collects bins.
- Local government creates laws for the country, central government enforces them.
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Exit quiz
- Match the words to their correct definitions.
- local government⇔a smaller type of government that provides services to its community ✓
- local councillor⇔a person elected to represent their ward and the people who live in it ✓
- council officer⇔those with specialist knowledge who work for the council ✓
- Local government in the UK can be structured as either a single-tier or a ______-tier system.
- 'two' ✓
- Which of the following is true about two-tier local government?
- A county and district council share an area but have different duties. ✓
- A unitary authority and a district council split responsibilities.
- A London borough and a county council provide services together.
- A district council handles all services alone.
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- Which of the following best describes the role of a local councillor?
- They are employed by the council and provide expert knowledge on local services.
- They are elected by local residents and connect the community and the council. ✓
- They oversee the daily operations of council departments and employees.
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- Which role in the local government is mostly ceremonial?
- Backbench councillor
- Cabinet Member
- Local councillor
- Mayor ✓
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- Council ______ are usually employed by the council and often have specialist knowledge in specific areas. They provide expert advice.
- 'officers' ✓
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Key learning points
- Local government in the UK are structured into single and two-tiers.
- Single-tiers include unitary authorities, London boroughs and Metropolitan borough councils.
- Two-tiers include county and district councils.
- Council roles include local councillors, cabinet members, backbench councillors, mayors and council officers.
Common misconception
Every local government runs in the same way.
Local governments do not all run in the same way. There are different type of councils including, county and district councils.
Keywords
Local government - a system of government that operates at a local level providing services to its community
Local councillor - a person elected to represent their ward or division and the people who live in it; they provide a bridge between the community and the council
Council officer - often those with specialist knowledge who work for the council; support local councillors to make decisions for the local area
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