AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT:
GREAT BRITAIN
45 terms
Terms Definitions
Prime Minister This person is the head of the majority party.
House of Lords The decisions made by this political institution
can easily be overruled by the House of
Commons.
The cabinet. This political institution is the center of policy
making.
David Cameron This person is currently the prime minster and the
head of the conservative party.
House of Lords. This house of the legislative branch is also part of
the judiciary branch.
Parliament Who are the only national officials that British
voters elect?
The prime minister Cabinet members and subsidiary posts are chosen
by
conservatives Politicians that tend to embody the values of the
noblesse oblige
First- past- the-post Electoral system based on single-member districts
in which the candidate who receives the most
votes wins
prime minister Serves only as long as they remain leader of the
majority party
unwritten This is an unique characteristic of Great Britain's
constitution.
NATO, the European Union, and the
United Nations
The United Kingdom is part of 3 international
organizations.
high taxes The government pays for peoples welfare with
this.
health care, social security, housing,
education, and child support
The government provides many types of welfare.
National Health Service, the Social
Service program, and the Pensions
Service program
the names of the three main welfare programs
Magna Carta what the constitution is based off of.
Margaret Thatcher This prime minister cut back on social welfare.
Tony Blair This Prime Minister established the Third Way
policy
establish Parliament as the ruling body
and create the Bill of Rights.
The Glorious Revolution accomplished this for
the United Kingdom.
1945 to 1951 During this time the British Welfare state was
created
conservatives the tories
Sinn Fein the Northern Ireland political party
Shadow Cabinet The leadership of the opposition party is called
what?
Quasi-autonomous nongovernmental
organizations
QUANGO
Magna Carta In 1215, it limited the power of the monarch
United Kingdom Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland
are considered to be this.
service industries For many years, Britain's economy has been
based on these rather than manufacturing
industries.
social welfare programs Over the past two decades, the government has
greatly reduced public ownership and contained
the growth of these.
Ireland England and this nation have a long history of
conflict, particularly over religion.
Prime Minister He/she can call for elections
single-member district plurality system This is the system in which each party selects a
candidate to run for each district.
safe districts Party leaders run from these, where the party
almost always wins.
Conservatives This political party consists mostly of middle and
upper-class, educated people.
Third Way This centrist policy has made the labour party
appealing to Scots, Welsh and the poor
the crown This political institution is mainly a figurehead.
Prime Minister He or she shapes cabinet decisions into policy.
cabinet members They serve at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
or until the House of Commons is dissolved.
House of Commons This House alone is responsible for making
decisions on financial Bills, such as proposed new
taxes.
House of Lords It includes experts in many fields who are mostly
appointed.
traditional legitimacy This is how the UK government establishes
legitimacy.
Ireland, Wales, Scotland In the past these countries have resolved conflict
with the UK.
a nanny state The UK is considered this kind of state.
What are education cut-backs? Students in the UK were recently protesting this.
The Chancellor The budget which decides how taxes will be
collected and distributed are delivered by him or
her.
the pound to the euro. As a member of the European Union, the UK is
required to transition from these currencies.
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