Political Parties
Centre Left party which overtook the Liberal Party in the 1920s. Ideologies favor government intervention in the economy and the redistribution of wealth.
What is the Labour Party?
Head of Government of the UK and leader of the Cabinet. In practice, the leader of the foremost party in Parliament.
What is the Prime Minister?
The 2016 referendum vote where the people voted against the government's expectations, resulting in Prime Minister David Cameron resigning.
What is Brexit?
Cleavage based on economic status, kept in place by wealthier citizens.
Class
Document signed in 1215, limiting royal power and subjecting the king to law.
Magna Carta
Party once headed by Margaret Thatcher, generally more right wing than the other parties, and supports free market control. Once known as the Tories.
What is the Conservative Party?
The main legislative body of the United Kingdom which holds ultimate power over all other political bodies.
What is Parliament?
1975 referendum that confirmed the UK's continued membership in the European economic organization, with 67% voting to stay.
European Economic Community referendum
Regional cleavage that creates tension between the north and south of the UK, holding an independence referendum in 2014.
Scotland/Scottish
17th century war between the royalists and parliamentarians, establishing a republic under Oliver Cromwell.
English Civil war.
Political party which lost power due to the Labour Party taking over Parliament, and regularly garners more votes than seats it acquires. The party is primarily social-liberal, supporting a mixed economy.
What is the Liberal Democratic Party?
Governmental body that makes decisions based on Rule of Law at the highest level, but only utilizes Judicial Review on paper.
What is the UK Supreme Court?
2014 Referendum asking a certain region in the UK if they wanted to become an independent country, only having 55% of voters voting to stay.
The Scottish Independence Referendum
Primary cleavage that supported to stay in the EU.
Non-europeans such as Asian, Black, and Muslim voters, having 66%, 73%, and 70% of voters wanting to stay with the EU.
1689 document protecting certain rights after the Glorious revolution.
Bill of Rights
Political party in which the scottish people vie for independence from the United Kingdom.
What is the Scottish National Party?
Lower house of Parliament which has single-member district elections under the first-past-the-post voting system.
What is the House of Commons?
1998 referendum in Northern Ireland that established a power sharing government and ended decades of conflict known as the Troubles.
The Good Friday Agreement.
Religious cleavage significant in northern Ireland, wanting to separate from the UK.
Catholics.
Margret Thatcher.
Political party which rivaled the Tories until the 1850s. Eventually became known as the Liberal Party, though it now holds little importance in today's UK politics.
What is the Whig Party?
Upper house of Parliament that contains members that serve for life, which used to have hereditary membership. Members now are appointed by the Monarch.
What is the House of Lords?
2011 referendum which 68% voted against, proposed change to the UK's parliamentary voting system from first past the post to this new voting method.
The Alternative Vote Referendum
Immigrants to the UK, just recently overtaking the English for the majority of the population.
Indians
1832 Act to reform the electoral system in order to give more access to middle class voters.
Great Reform Act