AP GOV UK

A

100

a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.

multinationalism

200

Document signed by King John after negotiations with his barons in 1215. Created limits on the power of the monarchy. Added clauses like legal protection against imprisonment and access to swift justice. Greatly influenced English law and is recognized as the cornerstone of the idea of the liberty of citizens.

MAGNA CARTA

300

an hour in the government where the speaker of the house presides over the session and the Prime Minister and his cabinet are to debate and defend their ideas against the opposition in the government. This is most often carried out by the loyal opposition on the government, but occasionally members of the same party will play a part as well.

QUESTION TIME

400

the idea stated by Margaret Thatcher which placed blame of their weakened economy on the policies set after WW2 which supported socialist ideas. Her idea therefore supported cutting back on welfare, government regulation, taxation, and protection of individual property rights. This caused her to be called the "Iron Lady," however her ideas were highly contradictory.

NEOLIBERALISM

500

members of the House of Lords appointed by the monarch and whose title automatically passes down to their sons

HEREDITARY PEERS

B

100

Occurs when no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament (legislature). It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control.

HUNG PARLIAMENT

200

when various languages, religions, customs, and culture exist under the same rule, often leads to many social ____

CLEAVAGES

300

Ended the reign of James II and ushered in the reign of William III and Mary II. The 1688 Revolution came at the end of a reign when James II had made it all too clear that he wanted Roman Catholicism reinstalled as the country's religion.

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

400

the minority political party in the government which holds second to the plurality in positions in the two-house system of government

LOYAL OPPOSITION

500

A Member of Parliament (MP) or a legislator who holds no governmental office being instead simply a member of the "rank and file"

BACKBENCHER

C

100

one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom; it is generally more right wing, and more towards free-markets and the upper classes, advocates a mixed economy

CONSERVATIVE

200

political party created in 1906 to represent the rights of the "working man" which primarily consists of middle class citizens.

LABOUR PARTY

300

The process where a central state relinquishes political power to regional states. An example would be the increasing sovereignty of the various kingdoms of the United Kingdom. U.K. = England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

DEVOLUTION

400

approach in which the government took action to secure full employment, expand social services, maintain a steady rate of growth, and keep prices stable.

KEYNESIANISM

500

prime minister since 2010, which envisioned the idea of the "Big Society," which calls for citizens to be run with volunteers, private organizations, and limit the harassment of the "big government".

DAVID CAMEROUN

D

100

the name given to the political process in which the general public votes on an issue of public concern

REFERENDUM

200

This document list rights retained by Parliament, not by individual citizens. William and Mary signed this document in 1688, giving important policymaking power to Parliament, including the power of the purse.

ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

300

the election process for representatives in the House of Commons; it means winner take all. Therefore, the candidate who receives the most votes is elected and there is no need for a majority nor an element of proportional representation.

FIRST PAST THE POST

400

districts in which incumbents win by margins of 55% or more

SAFE DISTRICTS

500

British voters in which of the following areas would be least likely to vote for a Labour MP? COUNTRYSIDE CITIES SEAPORTS

COUNTRYSIDE

E

100

the prime minister and cabinet ministers are actually members of the legislature IN WHAT TYPE OF SYSTEM

PARLIAMENTARY

200

The international event that most seriously challenged the popularity of the Blair government was

THE IRAQ WAR

300

represents a coalition of unions that had a great deal of clout because the government often consulted them on important decisions

TRADE UNION CONGRESS

400

A PERSON opposed to British membership in the EU WOULD BE CALLED A

EUROSKEPTIC

500

where a majority of parliamentary members vote to remove a prime minister from office

VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE