Parliament of Ghana

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/parliament-of-ghana

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the legislative structure?Unicameral legislature
2. What is the number of elected representatives?276 members
3. How are members of Parliament chosen?People in each area vote for one person. The candidate with the most votes wins the seat, even if they do not get more than half of the votes.
4. How long do Parliament members serve?Members serve for four years. After that, new elections let people choose new representatives.

Unicameral Legislature: A legislative body composed of a single chamber, responsible for lawmaking.
Constituency: A geographical area represented by a specific elected official in a parliament or congress.
First-Past-the-Post (FPTP): An electoral system where the candidate with the most votes wins, even without an absolute majority.
Oversight: The process by which a legislative body monitors and supervises the actions of the executive branch.