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Recent Social/Political Events and Movements
100
The third-largest party in UK politics in both the number of seats in the House of Commons and the number of councilors. This party advocates constitutional and electoral reforms, progressive taxation, environmentalism, human rights laws, banking reforms, and civil liberties.
What is the Liberal Democratic Party
100
The upper house of UK parliament, this house is made of appointed and inherited positions, and it regularly reviews and amends bills from the House of Commons. Its functions are mainly symbolic.
What is House of Lords
100
Known as the "Iron Lady", she is the only women to hold the office of Prime Minister between 1979-1990 and is known for steering the UK economy back into market-based private enterprise
Who is Margaret Thatcher
100
A state governed as one single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme
What is a Unitary System of Government
100
This terrorist strike in London, referred to as “7/7”, was a series of suicide bomb-attacks by radical Islamist men who targeted civilians using the public transport system.
What is the 2005 Subway Bombing in London
200
The second largest Party in the United Kingdom, This is known as “The Party of the many.” It is also described as a “Broad Church.”
What is Labour Party
200
The elected lower house in the United Kingdom’s bicameral parliament. Its functions include authorizing taxes, debating new laws and changing existing ones, and scrutinizing the policies of the government.
What is House of Commons
200
The current leader of the Labour Party as well as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament
Who is Ed Miliband
200
A voting system in which the one candidate who receives more votes than any others is the one who wins, often resulting over time in a two-party competition.
What is first past the post
200
This characterizes electoral systems by which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.
What is Proportional Representation
300
The largest party currently in Parliament and seen as the most right leaning of the three largest parties. It's current leader is David Cameron
What is the Conservative Party
300
This si a document that sets out details for future policy on a particular subject. It also usually be the basis for a Bill to be put before Parliament.
What is a White Paper
300
This man is the current Prime Minister of the UK (as of February 2015) and Leader of the Conservative Party who formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
Who is David Cameron
300
A democratic way of governance in which the executive and legislative branches are connected.
What is the Parliamentary System
300
This is the transformation of individual values from materialist, to new individual values of autonomy and self-expression.
What is postmaterialism
400
This political party in the UK advocates for an independent Wales within the European Union and is a member of the European Free Alliance.
What is Plaid Cymru Party
400
A time for Parliament to ask questions to the Prime Minister about any subject matter
What is Question Hour
400
This man was the Prime Minister of the UK and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007-2010 and played a crucial role in support of the Scottish independence referendum of 2014.
Who is Gordon Brown
400
An opposition group in Parliament comprised of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet, and whose members shadow each individual member of the Cabinet
What is a shadow cabinet
400
A political hypothesis saying that social change can be achieved through small, discrete increments, rather than revolutions or uprisings
What is gradualism
500
This political party is the nationalist and social-democratic political party in the UK that advocates for Scottish independence.
What is the Scottish National Party
500
A general election called when the fate of a policy in question deffered to the electorate. Scottish Independence, Proportional Representation, and the adoption of the Euro have been subjects of this.
What is a Referendum
500
This man is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats who formed the coalition government with the Conservative Party after the 2010 general election.
Who is Nick Clegg
500
Seats where an Memeber of Parliament or Member of the House of Lords sits if he or she is neither a minister nor a spokesman for his or her party (meaning they have no other function in government other than representing their constituents).
What are backbenches
500
This is an Acronym which refers to arms-length bodies funded by government departments but not run by them. An example is Scotland.
What is QUANGO
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