Definitions
Political Economy
British State Formation
Institutional Design in Britain
WILD
100
A democracy that is NOT consolidated and does NOT yet protect civil liberties is only a _______ democracy
procedural ("illiberal" is also an acceptable answer)
100
Margaret Thatcher did this to the coal industry and others; this means to take an industry out of public/government control and allow individuals to run it.
privatize
100
King John was forced to agree to this document in 1215, preventing the monarch from illegally imprisoning nobles and forcing future kings to call on the lords to ask for taxes
Magna Carta
100
As opposed to a separation of powers, Britain has a ______, with Parliament being the top legislative, executive, and judiciary power.
fusion of powers
100
16 year olds can vote in this region of the United Kingdom.
Scotland
200
When interest groups are institutionalized through recognition by the state, this is an example of _______.
corporatism (specifically, "state corporatism", but just saying corporatism is enough for 200 points.)
200
Economic theory that dominated political economy during the Collectivist Consensus Era.
Keynesianism.
200
Signed by William and Mary in 1689, this was a huge turning point in the balance of power between Monarch and Parliament
Bill of Rights
200
Unlike hereditary peers, these members of the House of Lords are appointed.
Life peers
200
This political party promised a "Third Way" between Thatcherism and the traditional welfare state.
New Labour
300
This pattern of social cleavages destabilizes society, since it tends to group people the same way along every social cleavage.
coinciding cleavages
300
Developing nations compete in the __________, lowering regulations to help attract FDI.
"race to the bottom"
300
Why is Robert Walpole important?
first prime minister
300
The top members of the opposition party in the House of Commons are known as the _______
shadow cabinet
300
The Coalition Government that resulted from the hung parliament in 2010 included members of the _____ and _____ parties.
Conservative; Liberal Democratic
400
Voluntary organizations, outside of the state, that help people define and advance their own interests, and also can help check the power of the government compose ______. (Hint: Don't say interest groups, although pluralistic interest groups help create this thing.)
civil society
400
Name for Thatcher's neoliberal economic philosophy that saw unemployment as a naturally occurring market phenomenon
monetarism
400
In 1918, women were finally given the right to vote, but that has to be at least ___ years old and could not be married to ______________.
30; members of the government
400
Members of the cabinet are expected to check the power of the prime minister and prevent him from making poor decisions, especially since the other major check, ______, is rarely used
vote of no confidence (aka motion of no confidence)
400
This regional supranational organization took actions that worsened the British economic crisis in the 1970s.
OPEC
500
A previous legal decision, used to guide the current decison in a country using the common law system.
precedent
500
This party wanted to transform the welfare state by focusing on government-business partnerships and giving people the training and education they needed to help themselves
New Labour
500
In 1973, Britain joined the _____. (Charles de Gaulle couldn't veto them anymore, because he was dead!)
European Economic Community (no points for answering "European Union")
500
Although Britain created a Supreme Court in 2009, compared to the supreme courts of many other liberal democracies this court is quite weak, since the principle of parliamentary sovereignty prevents it from exercising ______.
judicial review
500
Many people are worried that quangos create more opportunities for ______, since interest groups have been proven in recent years to have a large influence on the operations and policies of quangos. (Must give the specific "ism" to get the points!)
societal corporatism, aka neocorporatism (either answer is acceptable, but just saying "corporatism" is not enough!)
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