The Scottish Parliament and Modern Studies Association Challenge

500 Votes How many MSPs are there? (A) 129 (B) 159 (C) 359 (D)

500 Votes How many stages does a bill go through in the Scottish Parliament

500 Votes When was the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament? (A) 2004 (B)

500 Votes Which area is reserved? (A) Health (B) Rural Affairs (C) Defence (D)

500 Votes Which area is devolved? (A) Immigration (B) Renewable energy (C) Foreign Affairs

500 Votes How old do you have to be to vote in Scottish Parliament

500 Votes Who can MSPs ask questions to in the Debating Chamber? (A) The

500 Votes A proposal for a new law is called a: (A) Ticket (B)

500 Votes If you want the Parliament to change a law you can send

500 Votes How can you tell MSPs your views on a topic? (A) Write

Count up your votes 0 -1500 – Ah, bad luck – keep trying. It’s

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The Scottish Parliament and Modern Studies Association Challenge How many votes can you get?

500 Votes How many MSPs are there? (A) 129 (B) 159 (C) 359 (D) 659

500 Votes How many stages does a bill go through in the Scottish Parliament before becoming a law? A) 2 B) 3 – Stages one, two and three are in the Parliament C) 4 D) none, the Queen passes laws

500 Votes Which area is reserved? (A) Health (B) Rural Affairs (C) Defence (D) Local Government

500 Votes Which area is devolved? (A) Immigration (B) Renewable energy (C) Foreign Affairs (D) Nuclear Weapons

500 Votes How old do you have to be to vote in Scottish Parliament elections? (A) 16 (B) 17 (C) 18 (D) 25

500 Votes Who can MSPs ask questions to in the Debating Chamber? (A) The First Minister (B) Cabinet Secretaries (C) Both the First Minister and Cabinet Secretaries (D) The public

500 Votes A proposal for a new law is called a: (A) Ticket (B) Bill (C) Paper (D) Act Bill ……… ………

500 Votes If you want the Parliament to change a law you can send your ideas to the: (A) Private Petitions Committee (B) Private Policy Committee (C) Public Proposals Committee (D) Public Petitions Committee

500 Votes How can you tell MSPs your views on a topic? (A) Write a letter (B) Join a cross party group (C) Take part in a Committee consultation (D) All of the above

Count up your votes 0 -1500 – Ah, bad luck – keep trying. It’s important to find out about your Parliament. 1500 – 4000 – Good work – maybe you can do some more research. 4000 – 5000 – Great job! Keep learning more about your Parliament.