for dummies - british politics roles
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British Politics:Over the past decade, the political system in Britain has changed in a big way. Power has been moved away from the government in Westminster and handed to the people—through an elected parliament or assembly—in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
MAKES LAWS THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE EUROPEAN UNIONINCLUDING RESERVED AND DEVOLVED MATTERS.
MAINLY MAKES LAWS ON RESERVED MATTERS. RESERVED MATTERS INCLUDE:
• Social Security • Immigration • Foreign Policy • Defense
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DEVOLVED PARLIAMENT AND ASSEMBLIES
European Parliament
UK Parliament
CAN ONLY MAKE LAWSON DEVOLVED MATTERS.
RESERVED MATTERSINCLUDE:
• Education
• Environment
• Local Government
• Social Services
SCOTLAND HAS MORE
DEVOLVED POWERS
THAN WALES AND NORTHERN
IRELAND (WHICH IS WHY
IT HAS A PARLIAMENT
INSTEAD OF AN ASSEMBLY).
ScottishParliament
CAN ONLY MAKE LAWSON DEVOLVED MATTERS.
DEVOLVED MATTERS INCLUDE:
• Health Care
• Environment
• Education
• Social Welfare
THE WELSH ASSEMBLY
HAS AN ELECTION
EVERY 4 YEARS.
WelshAssembly
CAN ONLY MAKE LAWSON DEVOLVED MATTERS.
DEVOLVED MATTERSINCLUDE:
• Education
• Agriculture
• Economic Development
• Housing
NorthernIreland
Assembly