People
Key Terms (Misc)
Political Parties
Key Terms (Legislature)
Wildcard
100
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007; this person is often criticized for supporting American president George W. Bush’s “War on Terror”, he/she is also involved with the devolution of the UK government establishing the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament, and the National Assembly of Wales.
Who is Tony Blair?
100
A system in which all sovereign authority of that country resides in one governing body.
What is unitary government?
100
The political party that is also the largest leftist party, which has support from alliance of trade unions and socialist groups and is now neoliberal reforms with traditional emphasis on social welfare programs.
What is the Labour Party?
100
This is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, with its members being elected to represent constituencies.
What is the House of Commons?
100
The current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party, that formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to achieve the necessary majority.
Who is David Cameron?
200
The first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990; her personality and leadership style led to her being given the nickname the “Iron Lady,” and she was known for privatizing state-owned corporations.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
200
A type of political structure where a government provides services like health care in the UK, retirement benefits in the US, and medical care in Japan.
What is a welfare state?
200
This is one of the two major political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s, that supports free-markets and the upper classes, and advocates for a mixed economy and encourages property owning.
What is the Conservative Party?
200
British legislators that do not hold leadership positions within their party caucus or conference.
What are backbenchers?
200
This is the voting system used for the election of MPs to 'seats' in the UK Parliament. It is a system in which the 'winner takes all' and usually gives a clear majority both at constituency and national level.
What is “first past the post”?
300
The current leader of the Labour Party, who took over after Gordon Brown stepped down, he is the current leader of the opposition.
Who is Ed Miliband?
300
An electoral system in which political parties are given representative seats in parliament proportionate to their share of the public vote.
What is proportional representation?
300
The political party that is currently in a coalition government with the Conservative Party and is led by Nick Clegg.
What are the Liberal Democrats?
300
The scenario in a parliamentary system, in which citizens vote to express their support for (or opposition to) the government's policies when there is a hung parliament, in which if the vote fails, the government must resign?
What is a vote of confidence?
300
The Universal Health Care system in the United Kingdom that provides all citizens with free health services, but is often criticized for long wait times.
What is the National Health Service (NHS)?
400
The Prime Minister of the UK, from 2007 to 2011, after Tony Blair stepped down due to the unpopularity of the Iraq war.
Who is Gordon Brown?
400
The social transformation that occurs when a country’s standard of living rises to a point where it can deal with larger issues such as environmentalism or advocacy for underrepresented groups.
What is post-materialism?
400
This political party attempted to secede from the United Kingdom via referenda in the summer/fall of 2014, the party sought to secede from the UK and use oil profits from the Rhineland to form its new country.
What is the Scottish National Party?
400
This is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, where most of its members are appointed into the position.
What is the House of Lords?
400
The term for the system of government where there is a fusion of powers among the executive and legislative branches such that the leader of the majority party in the legislative becomes the leader of the executive branch.
What is a parliamentary system?
500
The current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom that is also the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the same party who formed a coalition government with the Conservatives.
Who is Nick Clegg?
500
This is the delegation of authority, often from a central to a regional government.
What is devolution?
500
This political party represents the nation of Wales within the United Kingdom that advocates for a free and independent Wales within the European Union.
What is the Plaid Cymru Party?
500
A statement to Members of Parliament instructing them to vote in a certain manner
What is a Three-line whip?
500
This is a common form of government in multiparty systems, when two or more parties join together to form a majority in a national legislature.
What is coalition government?
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