UK Terms
When people vote directly on an issue
Referendum
First female Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
These 2 parties formed a coalition in 2010
Lib Dems and Conservatives
5 years
evidence of transparency in the UK
PMQs
Responsibility of the upper class to provide for the lower classes
Noblese Oblige
Prime Minister during WW2
Winston Churchill
nickname of UK leaving the EU
Brexit
any law automatically becomes part of the constitution due to
parliamentary sovereignty
civil society
Giving power to regional governments in a unitary system
devolution
When all parties agree to agree and focus on the Welfare State
collective consensus
made peace between Ireland and Northern Ireland
Good Friday Accords
fixed terms parliament act
when all power is in the central government
unitary state
parliamentary system
1982 war Margaret Thatcher won that gave her more support
Falklands War
current PM
Keir Starmer
first among equals
Prime Minister
trust people have in the government
political efficacy
cutting spending to decrease the deficit
White paper made by the government to identify the 5 evils in society
Breveridge Report
She, in fact, did not outlast a head of lettuce
Liz Truss
when no party has a majority in parliament
hung parliament
when a country allows many interest groups
pluralism