Life in the United Kingdom Test
Answer set 14: Voting and Participation
Answer 1: (3) The present voting age of 18 was set in 1969.
Answer 2: TRUE
Answer 3: TRUE
Answer 4: (2). One has the right to have your name placed on the electoral register if you are aged 18 or over and a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or a European Union member state. Citizens of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and the Irish Republic resident in this country may vote in all public elections. Citizens of EU states, resident in the UK, have the right to vote in all but national parliamentary elections.
Answer 5: FALSE. In the General Election of 2001, less than half of voters below the age of 25 actually voted.
Answer 6: TRUE
Answer 7: FALSE. Candidates standing for these bodies must pay a deposit of £500, which is not returned if they receive less than five per cent of the vote. The deposit for candidates standing as a Member of the European Parliament is £5,000. This is to discourage frivolous or hopeless candidates, though many still try their luck.
Answer 8: (2).
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