LEVELS OF REPRESENTATION - PEARSON
EDEXCEL A-LEVEL POLITICS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
ParishUandUtownUcouncilsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUlowestUlevelUofUgovernment.UTheyUdealUwithUlocalUissuesUsuchUasUparksUandUgardens,UparkingUrestrict
ions,UpublicUamenitiesUandUsmallUplanningUissues.
LocalUcouncilsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheseUmayUbeUcountyUcouncils,UdistrictUcouncilsUorUmetropolitanUcouncils,UdependingUonUtheUarea.UTheyU
dealUwithUlocalUservicesUsuchUasUeducation,UpublicUtransport,Uroads,UsocialUservicesUandUpublicUhealth.
CombinedUauthoritiesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
WhereUgroupsUofUtwoUorUmoreUlocalUcouncilsUinUenglandUjoinUtogetherUtoUshareUreasourcesUandUincrease
dUpowersUdevolopedUtoUthemUfromUcentralUgovernment.UTheseUmayUbeUpresidedUoverUbyUanUelectedUma
yor,UsuchUasUinUGreaterUManchester,UorUnotUhaveUaUmayor,UsuchUasUtheUcombinedUauthorityUinUWestUYork
shire.
MetroplolitanUauthoritesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
ThisUisUaUbigUcityUgovernment.USuchUasUinUlondon.UTheseUbodiesUdealUwithUstrategicUcityUissuesUsuchUasUp
olicing,UpublicUtransport,UartsUfunding,UtheUenvironment,UplanningUissues,UandUemergencyUservices.UThey
UnormallyUhaveUanUelctedUmayorUandUstrategicUauthorities.
DevolvedUgovernmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUgovernmentsUofUWales,UScotlandUandUNorthernUIreland.UTheyUhaveUvaryingUpowers,UbutUallUdealUwit
hUhealth,UsocialUservices,Ueducation,UpolicingUandUtransport.UAllUthreeUhaveUelectedUrepresentativeUbodie
s.
NationalUGovernmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
ThisUisUtheUjurisdictionUofUtheUUkUparlimentUatUwestminsterUandUtheUUKUgovernment.
EDEXCEL A-LEVEL POLITICS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
ParishUandUtownUcouncilsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUlowestUlevelUofUgovernment.UTheyUdealUwithUlocalUissuesUsuchUasUparksUandUgardens,UparkingUrestrict
ions,UpublicUamenitiesUandUsmallUplanningUissues.
LocalUcouncilsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheseUmayUbeUcountyUcouncils,UdistrictUcouncilsUorUmetropolitanUcouncils,UdependingUonUtheUarea.UTheyU
dealUwithUlocalUservicesUsuchUasUeducation,UpublicUtransport,Uroads,UsocialUservicesUandUpublicUhealth.
CombinedUauthoritiesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
WhereUgroupsUofUtwoUorUmoreUlocalUcouncilsUinUenglandUjoinUtogetherUtoUshareUreasourcesUandUincrease
dUpowersUdevolopedUtoUthemUfromUcentralUgovernment.UTheseUmayUbeUpresidedUoverUbyUanUelectedUma
yor,UsuchUasUinUGreaterUManchester,UorUnotUhaveUaUmayor,UsuchUasUtheUcombinedUauthorityUinUWestUYork
shire.
MetroplolitanUauthoritesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
ThisUisUaUbigUcityUgovernment.USuchUasUinUlondon.UTheseUbodiesUdealUwithUstrategicUcityUissuesUsuchUasUp
olicing,UpublicUtransport,UartsUfunding,UtheUenvironment,UplanningUissues,UandUemergencyUservices.UThey
UnormallyUhaveUanUelctedUmayorUandUstrategicUauthorities.
DevolvedUgovernmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUgovernmentsUofUWales,UScotlandUandUNorthernUIreland.UTheyUhaveUvaryingUpowers,UbutUallUdealUwit
hUhealth,UsocialUservices,Ueducation,UpolicingUandUtransport.UAllUthreeUhaveUelectedUrepresentativeUbodie
s.
NationalUGovernmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
ThisUisUtheUjurisdictionUofUtheUUkUparlimentUatUwestminsterUandUtheUUKUgovernment.