British and American parliaments | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Most countries around the world use proportional voting systems – a party winning half the vote would win half the seats in parliament. But in the UK and USA they have

First Past the Post voting system by which whichever candidate has the most votes in each constituency is declared the winner.

The two candidates together (president and vice president) are known as a

ticket.

________________ are elections where only some of the places in an elected body are up for election at the same time. For example, United States Senators have a six-year term, but they are not all elected at the same time.

Staggered elections

How long do senators serve?

Six years

What does the American Senate do?

It controls the work of the Representatives and the President.

The American Senate has 100 senators, 2 for each

state.

All states have a number of districts, depending on their population. Each district chooses its own

representative for the House of Representatives

The American Congress has two chambers. They are...

The House of Representatives and the Senate

Can the House of Lords abolish a law?

No, but they can delay it for up to a year.

The highest authority in the House of Commons is

the Speaker

The lords in the House of Lords are appointed by

the Prime Minister

What word do they use to vote in favour of a law, both in the UK and the USA?

Aye

The House of Commons needs 326 MPs out of 650 to have a

majority government

What do you call the area for which the MPs are elected?

constituency

What do you call the two houses in British Parliament?

The House of Commons and the House of Lords