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Students Zone - Self test questions
Use these questions both to test your detailed knowledge of each chapter. Make a note of your answers and then consult the answers page on this website. If you score less than 12 correct answers for any chapter, you probably need to spend more time re-reading and revising its contents.
CHAPTER 12: The Worlds of Local and Regional Government
1. 'Multi-level governance' means:
a) Simply that there are multiple levels to the system of government
b) Policy making occurs at many different levels
c) Different levels coexist and interact in complex ways.
2. In the century after 1880 local government's power and independence:
a) Declined
b) Stayed about the same
c) Increased
3. The largest contribution to local government finance comes from:
a) Central government grants
b) Local taxes
c) Charges for services
4. The Audit Commission began operating in:
a) 1883
b) 1972
c) 1983
5. The option of a popularly elected mayor in local government was introduced in:
a) 1983
b) 1997
c) 2000
6. In referendums to opt for popularly elected mayors, the option has been chosen in:
a) All cases
b) A majority of cases
c) A minority of cases
7. Turnout in local government elections is generally:
a) Higher than in Westminster parliamentary elections
b) About the same as in Westminster elections
c) Below the levels in Westminster elections
8. The Mayor of London was responsible for:
a) The introduction of congestion charging
b) The introduction of compulsory competitive tendering
c) The introduction of free public transport for pensioners
9. The main national association for local government is called:
a) The National Association of Local Councils
b) The National Association of Local Government
c) The Local Government Association
10. National professional associations are:
a) Very important in local government
b) Fairly important in local government
c) Of little importance in local government
11. The numbers employed in UK local government are:
a) Approximately half a million
b) Approximately one million
c) Approximately two million
12. Elected regional assemblies have now been introduced in:
a) No regions
b) In the North East
c) In the North East and the North West
13. London's elected Mayor:
a) Rules alone
b) Shares authority with an elected assembly
c) Shares authority with local authorities in Greater London and with an elected assembly
14. Conservative and Labour dominance of local government is:
a) Increasing
b) Unchanging
c) Declining
15. We can best think of the process of local government in:
a) Terms of hierarchy
b) In terms of multiple agencies and layers
c) In terms of a mixture of hierarchy and multi-level governance
