1.) Institutions established by the new government of Northern Ireland in 1921, led by Sir James Craig.

• In what month and year did the elections begin for the new parliament?

(The elections would determine the transfer of administrative functions from Westminster and the appointment of ministers to the Cabinet.)

• How many seats did the Unionists win of the 52 total?

• How many seats did Joe Devlin’s Nationalists (the old IPP)

• How many seats did Sinn Féin win?

• Joe Devlin’s nationalists and SF take up their seats, if not out of protest what did they refer to the NI government’s existence as?

• After the resignation of Carson as leader after the Government of Ireland Act, who became the 1st Prime Minister?

• May 1921

• 40 seats

• 6 seats

• 6 seats

• “an artificially constructed state”.

• Sir James Craig

In June 1921, who opened the parliament?

King George V

The Government of Ireland Act gave the NI state a bicameral parliament, this means it consisted of 2 separate legislative branches. What were these 2?

• Commons

• Senate

The “Commons” consisted of 52 MPS elected by what method?

The “Commons” would then elect the Senate of 26 individuals including the Lord Mayors of what 2 cities?

• Proportional Representation.

• Belfast and Derry