Case Study: UK Flashcards
Labour Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007
He was considered a big deal to be elected because he was not part of the ruling British Party
Tony Blair
Refers to the British monarchy and sometimes but not usually to the British state; head of state
There is a Netflix show literally called this don’t over think it
Crown
Lower house in the UK legislature
House of Commons
Top members of the UK government who assist the prime minister and run the major ministries
Cabinet
Tradition that requires all members of the cabinet either to support government policy or to resign
this is an example of power residing in parliament and checks on the executive in the UK.
Collective Responsibility
British Exit from the European Union, realized in a 2016 referendum
Brexit
Aristocratic family members with seats in the House of Lords; these seats were largely eliminated by recent legislation
Hereditary Peers
Organization that includes the United Kingdom and most of its former colonies
Commonwealth
Conservative Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016; resigned following the Brexit referendum, which he campaigned against
David Cameron
Refers to Scotland and Wales, which were not conquered by the Angles and the Saxons
Celtic Fringe
Outspoken leader of the UK Independence Party( UKIP ) until 2016 and member of the European Parliament
He aided Boris Johnson in making Brexit possible because he held many of the same beliefs
Nigel Farage
Postwar consensus between the United Kingdom’s major parties to build and sustain welfare state
Collectivist Consensus
Legal system based on local customs and precedent rather than formal legal codes
Common law
Seventeenth - century conflict between Parliament and the monarch that temporarily eliminated and permanently weakened the monarchy
English Civil War
Leader of the opposition Labour party from 2015 to 2020
He was apart of peaceful endeavors such as decelerating nuclear arms in Britain
Jeremy Corbyn
The United Kingdom’s most important group representing the private sector
Confederation of British Industry ( CBI )
One of the United Kingdom’s two largest parties ( if not the largest one ) in government since 2010
Boris Johnson in an attempt to uphold party ideals incited Brexit on account of keeping British liberties the way that they were
Conservatives ( Tories )
Historic 1998 accord between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland that ended decades of violence
Good Friday Agreement
Upper house of UK’s legislature, whose reform is currently being debated
House of Lords
An election result in which no party wins a majority of parliamentary seats, such as the 2010 and 2017 parliamentary elections
Hung Parliament
British Prime Minister and member of the conservative party who was instrumental in the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU
He is also known for being brash and was seen out partying during COVID and when the queen of England’s husband was dead.
Boris Johnson
One of the UK’s two largest parties; since 2010, it has been the party in opposition
Labour Party
Centrist third party in the UK and junior member of a coalition government from 2010 to 2015
Liberal Democratic Party
Historically the UK’s first opposition party; one of its two major political parties until the early twentieth century
Liberals ( whigs )
Distinguished members of society who are given lifetime appointments to the House of Lords
Life peers
The 1215 document signed by King John that set precedent for limited monarchial powers
Since the UK does not have a constitution, this document was the only thing that checked power between the government, monarch and the peoples effects from that power.
Magna Carta
Term describing the virtually unchecked power of a parliamentary majority in the UK political system
Majoritarian
Prime Minister of the UK and leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019
Part of the regaining surge of conservatism, she was a friend of trump as well
Theresa May
An individual legislature in the House of Commons
Member of Parliament
A set of policies championed by Thatcher’s Conservative government in the 1980’s , aimed at diminishing the role of the state in the economy
Neoliberalism
North Eastern portion of Ireland that is part of the UK also known as Ulster
Northern Ireland
UK Legislative Body
Parliament
Head of the government
Prime Minister
Quasi - autonomous non governmental organizations that assist the government in making policy
Quangos
Nationalist political party promoting Scottish Independence, currently in control of the Scottish regional government
Scottish National Party
Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990
known for her fortifying neoliberalist stance on the economy and government
Margaret Thatcher
Name given to the three decades of extreme ethnic conflict (late 1960’s to late 1990’s) between Northern Ireland’s nationalists or republicans, who are mostly Catholic, and unionists or loyalists, who are mostly protestants.
The Troubles
Term describing recent policies of the Labour Party that embrace the free market
Third Way
A confederation of the UK’s largest trade unions
often times found backing the Labour Party
Trade Union Congress
Populist and Eurosceptic political party favoring British exist from the European Union
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Official name of the entire British state and territories
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vote taken by the legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister; depending on the country, this thing can force the resignation of the prime minister and/or lead to new parliamentary elections as well
Vote of no confidence
