1. POLITICIAN!

2. Democracy

4. Bexley is divided into small areas called wards. Each ward elects 3 local councillors. Our school is in a ward called Blendon & Penhill and these are our councillors. All the councillors vote for a leader, and the leader of Bexley Council right now is Teresa O’Neill. The Council makes decisions about local issues.

5. Local Government

6. London is divided into boroughs. Two boroughs join together and elect one person to speak up for them at the London Assembly. Our London Assembly member for Bexley & Bromley is James Cleverely. We also elect someone to be the Mayor of London. At the moment the Mayor is Boris Johnson. The Mayor makes decisions about London issues, like transport, the police and the Olympics.

7. London Government

8. Britain is divided into constituencies. Every constituency elects on Member of Parliament (MP) to speak up for them in the Houses of Parliament. There are 650 MPs in Britain. Our MP is James Brokenshire. The national government is made by the political party which wins the most MPs at an election. The leader of this party becomes our Prime Minister. At the moment he is David Cameron. The Prime Minister makes decisions about national issues.

9. National Government

10. Ward, Constituency & Borough Bexley Bromley Old Bexley & Sidcup Blendon & Penhill

11. How many MPs are there in Britain? 1.600 2.650 3.630

12. Who is the Mayor of London? 1.Boris Johnson 2.James Cleverly 3.David Cameron

13. Bexley Council are… 1.National Government 2.London Government 3.Local Government

14. The Mayor of London makes decisions on… 1.Education 2.Transport 3.Rubbish Collection/Bins

15. Members of Parliament are elected in… 1.Wards 2.Boroughs 3.Constituencies

16. How many Boroughs join together to elect someone to speak for them at the London Assembly? 1.One 2.Two 3.Three

17. A system of Government where people choose who is in charge is called a… 1.Dictatorship 2.Democracy 3.Autocracy