Why is Northern Ireland the least integrated part of the UK? | It has a distinct history and culture with different parties than England with a significant force of religious tensions in its midst |
What do Protestants want? | To see Ireland stay a part of the UK |
What do Catholics want? | Ireland united as a single republic |
What are the troubles? | A major conflict due to religious and political tensions which made Northern Ireland world renowned. It ended with over 3000 deaths and 30,000 injured |
What is the 1998 good Friday agreement? | It was an agreement that restored devolved powers to NI after they were dissolved in 1972 due to increased violence |
How does the electoral system help this power share? | NI have a proportional system which means the NI executive is based on a power share resulting in all major parties being guaranteed a ministerial place |
Which powers were devolved? | Transport, policing, agriculture and sponsorship of the arts |
What is the current situation in Northern Ireland? | Civil servants were making day to day calls while executive were at odds on key issues such as same sex marriage and measures to deal with investigation into the troubles |