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Hint	Answer	% Correct
when was it held?	1997	100%
when was the first Scotland Act \| when?	1998	100%
when was the second Scottish Act?	2016	100%
what does this democratic shift give people represented by devolved institutions ?	a greater say	100%
what legislative power does it have?	primary legislative power	100%
What did the welsh assembly not initially have?	primary legislative powers	100%
which devolved body in the UK is most powerful?	Scottish Parliament	100%
what is devolution?	the transfer of policy making powers to subnational institutions	100%
how many members are in the northern Ireland assembly ?	108	0%
how many memebers (MSPs) does the Scottish Parliament have ?	129	0%
it was the only part of the UK to have its own parliament when?	1922-72	0%
when was it agreed?	1978	0%
when were devolved institutions established for Wales and Scotland?	1999	0%
introduced when?	2003	0%
when?	2004	0%
when?	2006	0%
when did it gain these powers?	2011 referendum	0%
when did it gain this?	2015	0%
how many members does it have?	25	0%
how many county councils were there?	27	0%
(cont.) what was the turnout?	50.1%	0%
what percentage of the Welsh electorate voted for a Welsh assembly?	50.3%	0%
in 2017, how many unitary authorities were there?	55	0%
how many are elected by PR?	56	0%
how many members does the welsh parliament have?	60	0%
how many are elected by FPTP?	73	0%
what percentage of the Scottish electorate voted for a Scottish parliament?	74.3%	0%
why were these plans dropped?	78% voted no	0%
how many regions have a metro mayor?	9	0%
no- federalism only works when there isn't what	a dominant region	0%
these policy divergences were quickly what?	adopted by other governments	0%
the welsh government can legislate on areas that are specifically relevant to their economy such as?	agriculture	0%
by which voting system is the Scottish parliament elected?	ams	0%
elected by which system?	AMS	0%
for example, for west midlands this is?	andy street	0%
ministerial posts are allocated on what?	a proportional basis	0%
what did Vernon bogdagor term the UK?	a quasi-federal state	0%
in what? \| what did Blair hold in order to establish them?	a referendum	0%
argument against the creation of regional assemblies only a few areas of England have what?	a strong sense of identity	0%
for- areas like cornwall and yorkshire have what?	a strong sense of regional identity	0%
what kind of state are we officially?	a unitary state	0%
however there is very little ---- about this branch of devolution?	awareness	0%
for- as england is too large to have it's own devolved parliament, what would this create?	balanced devolution settlement	0%
example of divergence in policy in Scotland?	ban on smoking in public places	0%
how is funding for devolved administrations decided?	Barnett formula	0%
such as? (1)	bedroom tax	0%
what failed plan was put in place to combat this?	blaina action plan	0%
ensuring that unionists and nationalists are?	both represented	0%
why is proportional representation significant? (1)	broadly proportional	0%
what was the aim of the silk commission?	change devolution to serve the people of Wales	0%
example of divergence in policy in Wales?	charge for plastic bags	0%
politics is different in northern Ireland compared to the rest of the uk, why? (1)	communal conflict	0%
after 30 years of what?	conflict	0%
what was the main mayoral initiative?	congestion charge	0%
(2)?	determines policy for the authority	0%
what tax power does it have?	devolved corporation tax	0%
what did it fall short of (which the SNP were unhappy with)?	devo max	0%
no- policy divergence can be good as?	different national interests	0%
what did the Blair government plan to create?	directly elected regional governments	0%
why? (2)	distinctive party system	0%
example of a unionist party?	dup	0%
for- regional assemblies would be a catalyst for what?	economic and cultural regeneration	0%
what is the only part of the UK that doesn't have its own devolved parliament?	England	0%
for- it would give political expression to what?	English interests and identity	0%
arguments for - it would resolve what	english question	0%
EVEL?	english votes for english laws	0%
however, policy divergence can undermine what principle?	equal rights for UK citizens	0%
yes-policy divergence has undermined what	equal welfare rights	0%
how often are elections for it held?	every 5 years	0%
what powers did it initially have?	executive and secondary legislative powers	0%
what did it give them?	extended powers	0%
no- disputes would still occur over what	funding	0%
why? (4)	governed differently	0%
no- devolution has satisfied scottish, welsh and n. irish demands for what?	greater autonomy	0%
what is the local government called in london?	greater London authority	0%
(2) control over	half of vat receipts	0%
areas such as? \| in what areas is policy divergence most evident ?	health and education	0%
what are the problems in the welsh valleys ? (1)	industry failure	0%
devolution encourages what in policy making?	innovation	0%
and improve what for cities and regions?	investments	0%
what does this show about devolution?	it can evolve and improve	0%
(2)	job shortages	0%
who has been in power or in coalition since the first election in 1999?	labour	0%
what was one policy area that devolved to the welsh parliament as a result of the silk commission?	landfill tax	0%
as a result, citizens of England recieve what?	less funding per head	0%
(2)	less wasted votes	0%
against - what is the support for an english parliament?	limited	0%
what would they have had?	limited executive functions	0%
who were responsible for what?	local services	0%
no- devolution has proceeded relatively smoothly with no?	major disputes	0%
but what does it not have (in terms of tax)?	major tax raising powers	0%
what type of mayors were also introduced as part of the conservative devolution agenda ?	metro mayors	0%
what were there 36 of?	metropolitan borough councils	0%
despite	millions spent on infrastructure	0%
(3)	more choice	0%
against -devolution all around wouldn't work because England is what compared to other areas of the UK?	much bigger	0%
which include?	nationality and immigration	0%
why are the limits important?	parliament remains sovereign	0%
no- in n. ireland devolution has brought?	peace and power sharing	0%
has devolution undermined the Union? yes- problems like west lothian question have not been addressed because of what approach?	piecemeal	0%
in what?	policies that affected them	0%
ensuring?	power sharing	0%
what did it establish?	power sharing devolution	0%
(2)	primary legislative powers in a range of areas	0%
yes- the house of lords could be	reformed or abolished	0%
against- what would there be tensions between?	regional assemblies and local government	0%
arguments for further devolution of regional assemblies in England it would addresss the different what?	regional interests	0%
it is unlikely that politicians in westminster have an understanding of what?	regional issues	0%
the barnett formula does not take what into account?	relative need	0%
limits on what they can legislate on are called?	reserved powers	0%
(3)	road signs and speed limits	0%
as opposed to ?	rural interests	0%
what was devolution designed to do?	safeguard the union	0%
for example, what only became legal in northern ireland in 2020?	same sex marriage	0%
and weaken? \| yes- SNP has become the dominant political party in Scotland and as a result what has increased?	scottish nationalism	0%
why? (3)	security	0%
what does the mayor of the london assembly do? (1)	sets the budget	0%
example of a nationalist party?	sinn fein	0%
elected by what system?	stv	0%
no- there is little what for a federal UK	support	0%
what did that give them? (1)	tax varying powers	0%
arguments against english parliament - it would create what between the devolved gov and UK parliament	tensions	0%
because of?	terrorist campaigns	0%
devolution has provided institutional recognition for what?	the distinctiveness of different regions	0%
what did years of peace negotiations result in?	the good Friday agreement	0%
while also reflecting what?	their membership of the union	0%
local government what level of government are local authorities?	the lowest	0%
for- what would be more coherent ?	the system of devolution	0%
should the UK become a federal state? yes - it would establish a clearer relationship between who?	the UK government and national governments	0%
what changed it from every 4 years?	the wales act 2014	0%
yes- it would resolve anomalies like	the west lothian question	0%
yes- the status of what would be clarified?	the Westminster parliament	0%
what is an example of something it is responsible for?	transport	0%
what parties favour this idea ?	UKIP and conservative	0%
as opposed to?	UK parties	0%
for- regional assemblies would take on the function of ?	unelected quangos	0%
yes- there is unease in england about what	unfairness of devolution	0%
elections are contested between?	unionist and nationalist parties	0%
between?	unionists and nationalists	0%
no-measures to reduce english dominance would be what	unpopular and problematic	0%
against- what would they be dominated by ?	urban interests	0%
against- how much support is there for a regional layer of devolved government in England?	very little	0%
for example, some economic issues are specific to certain regions, such as economic problems in the?	welsh valleys	0%