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1 The King of Scots at the meeting of Parliament in 1293 2 Where the Parliament met on 9 February 1293 3 King James II tried to ban this sport in 1457 4 This happened in 1707 5 One of these took place on 1 March 1979 and on 11 September 1997 6 The second question in the 1997 referendum was about this 7 The type of Parliament set up after the 1997 referendum 8 The month the Parliament first met in 1999

What the Scottish Parliament can do The Scottish Parliament makes decisions that affectmatters. our everyday lives and can______pass laws on different things. These are called Some of these matters are:

. ______The Scottish Parliament cannot make laws on reserved matters. These are dealt with by the Some examples of reserved matters are:

The Honours of Scotland

The ‘Honours of Scotland’ sculpture was created by . silversmith ______

The sculpture was presented to the Scottish Parliament by HM the ______to mark the opening of the Scottish Parliament building on Saturday 9 October 200_.

The new sculpture is a reminder of the original three Honours of Scotland or the Crown Jewels – the Crown, the Sword and the Sceptre. 1 Label the picture to show the three parts of the ‘Honours’. 2 1 ______

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What the Scottish Parliament can do Passing laws in the Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament makes decisions that affectmatters. our everyday lives and can______pass laws on different New laws start as a proposal called a B_ _ _ . things. These are called Stage 1 Some of these matters are: p______. A committee considers the Bill’s g______

Parliament debates and votes.

Stage 2 . ______The committee considers the details of the Bill and can make The Scottish Parliament cannot make laws on reserved a______(changes). matters. These are dealt with by the Stage 3 Some examples of reserved matters are: The whole Parliament ______the Bill then _ _ _ _ _ to decide whether it should pass.

MSPs can vote: _ _ _ , _ _ or ______.

Royal Assent S______P______The Bill becomes an A_ _ of _ _ _ (a law) after the Queen has given Royal Assent.

The Mace Finish the drawing below with the words and the thistle design that are engraved on the Mace.

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How can you have your say in the Scottish Parliament?

Try to find at least 5 ways you can let the Scottish Parliament know what you think.

Design of the building from Barcelona The Scottish Parliament______building was designed by the architects in Spain and RMJM, an Edinburgh-based company. What materials have been used in the building?

Where can you see this shape? Does it remind you of anything?

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