Constitution
This is one of the four sources of UK constitutional law comprising rules of behavior that are considered binding by and upon those who operate the constitution but that are not enforced by the courts or by the presiding officers in parliament
What are Conventions?
The Conservatives believe in this economic program in which the money supply is controlled and laissez-faire policies are encouraged.
What is Thatcherite Economics?
These powers are reserved personal powers of the monarch that have decreased over the centuries, but still exist.
What are prerogative powers?
The Crown, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and various other junior ministers make up this part of the UK government.
What is the executive branch?
This legislative body works "on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day."
What is the UK Parliament?
This is the system of government formed following the 1867 Second Reform Act, establishing a cabinet and electoral model
What is the Westminister System?
This is the nationalist party in Northern Ireland.
What is Sein-Fein?
This individual promised to "forbid all rapine and injustice to men of all conditions”; they were also expected to consult different lords and leaders, and often constrained by powerful barons
What is the King?
These powers are theoretically attached to the monarch, but in practice are principally exercised by the government without first having to obtain consent from Parliament. An example is the power to conduct foreign policy.
What are Royal Prerogative powers?
"By law, a general election must be held in the UK, and a new Parliament elected, at least every five years." This official term refers to the end of a Parliament before a general election.
What is dissolution?
This 1997 document listed the political aspirations of devolution, removing hereditary peers from the house of lords, incorporating the European Convention of Human rights into British Law, referendums, proportional representation, and greater access to government documents
What is Labour's 1997 electoral manifesto?
This conservative movement in 1999 focused on cutting taxes, blocking the Euro's influence in the Uk, and passing anti-quitting work laws.
What is the 1999 Commonsense Revolution?
This act removed the power of the crown to trigger general elections
What is the 2011 Fixed Term Parliament Act?
This document "sets out the standards of conduct expected of ministers and how they discharge their duties." It acts as a guide as to how ministers should behave. For example, it contains rules about misleading Parliament.
What is the Ministerial Code?
This type of government is when no party has the most seats in Parliament. In this government, two or more parties can officially join together and form a new government. A leader is chosen to become a PM and they select a Cabinet from the MPs.
What is coalition government?
Following the Second Reform Act, this law restricted the House of Lords from vetoing legislation.
What is the 1911 Parliament Act?
This political party held a middle-position in relation to Brexit, causing a loss of membership.
What is the Lib-Dems?
Among its current powers, the monarch still issues this important document to UK Citizens
What are Passports?
Issued in 2011 by the coalition government under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, this document describes the government's role from the executive's perspective. It was meant to be "a source of information on the laws, convention and rules that affect the operation and procedures of the Government."
What is the Cabinet Manual?
This voting system means that a winning candidate in any particular riding does not have to win the majority vote (i.e. 50%), but only has to win more votes than any other single candidate. The controversy is that it does not represent the majority of voters' wishes.
What is a First Past the Post System?
Fear over this law being overturned is a primary argument for entrenchment of certain laws in the UK Constitution.
What is the 1998 Human Rights Act
This Labour Party movement from 1918-1977 focused on less nationalism, more progressive taxation and wealth distribution.
What is Anthony Crossland's revisionism?
This was the last year that the Monarch seriously considered vetoing legislation.
What is 1834?
This group has approximately 33 members and are known as Ministers. They decide on government policies (i.e. raising taxes, going to war) and are usually responsible for starting a bill. They are usually given a particular department to take care of (i.e. "department of environment, finance, or health").
What is the Cabinet?
In 1999, this act removed the right of members of Parliament to inherit a seat in one of the two houses by virtue of inheritance.
What was the 1999 House of Lords Act?