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Making of the Modern UK State

100

In this document, King John agreed to consult nobles before making decisions, especially those concerning taxes.

Magna Carta

200

This government institution was created in 2009.

Supreme Court

300

Over time, policymaking power shifted toward this House.

House of Commons

400

Following World War II, this concept emerged in which the state took on a more significant role in supporting its citizens.

Collective consensus

500

This Prime Minister pursued significant neoliberal reforms that reduced government intervention in the economy and embraced a laissez faire approach to governing.

Margaret "the milk snatcher" Thatcher

Political Institutions

100

This institution consists of the PM and ministers of each major bureaucracy of government.

Cabinet

200

Who are the "frontbenchers"?

Party Leaders and members of Cabinet

300

This term refers to semi-autonomous organizations that are funded by the government and that assist the government in administering certain areas.

QUANGOS

400

List TWO types of peers who have seats in the House of Lords.

Life Peers

Hereditary Peers

Bishops

Law Lords

500

In the UK, we use the term "government" to refer to which entities?

Prime Minister

Cabinet

Majority party in the House of Commons

Elections

100

Candidates running at the district level win if they achieve this in terms of votes.

Plurality

200

The 2010 election resulted in a coalition government, composed of these two parties.

Liberal Democrats and Conservatives

300

An election result in which no party wins a majority of parliamentary seats in known as this.

Hung parliament

400

Coined by Tony Blair, this term refers to a centrist alternative to the old Labour Party of the left and the Conservative Party on the right.

Third Way

500

After this happens, the cabinet must resign immediately and elections for new MPs must be held as soon as possible.

Vote of no-confidence

Parties

100

The UK is based on this system, one in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority.

Unitary

200

List 2 sources of legitimacy for the British government.

Traditional

Rational-legal

300

This policy calls for the turning over of some political powers to regional governments.

Devolution

400

Name the current head of state in the UK.

Queen Elizabeth

500

Name the current head of government in the UK.

Boris Johnson