Parliament and Government

Synopsis

A CD-ROM presentation of UK government, with video footage, two hours of audio, graphics, photographs, searchable databases, links to websites It covers parliament (history, Palace of Westminster, organisation, the legislative process, life of an MP, devolved assemblies, database of MPs, a week in parliament); elections (types of elections, past elections 1945-97, perspectives on the electoral system, datasets of the full results of the 1992 and 1997 elections, parties and elections, voting trends, database of constituencies with census data); the ‘wheels of government’ (the executive, the ministries); the constitution (including legislature and judiciary); public opinion (think tanks, issue groups, the media, lobbyists, occupational groups); political parties (history of the party system, parties and elections, the main political parties, principal and minor parties); Europe (organisation charts, European Commission, European Parliament); participation in government.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £9.99 (inclusive)

Uses

Ages 11 and up.

Subjects

Politics & government

Keywords

elections; European Parliament; European Union; government; legislation; Parliament; political parties; United Kingdom

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

Cloudscan Interactive

Sponsor

Name

BBC Education

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8746 1111

Fax

020 8752 4398

Address

White City
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS

Distributor

Name

BBC Educational Publishing

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window

Phone

01937 541001

Fax

01937 845381

Address

PO Box 234
Wetherby
West Yorks
LS23 7EU