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Samfeng Rjukan 19-20 > Politics > Flashcards

Politics Flashcards

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grunnlov

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constitution

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all the people who can vote

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the electorate

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new laws

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legislation

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the area of London where national politics happens

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Westminster

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a law being debated in parliament / congress

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a bill

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a bill after it has been passed

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an act

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the area that an MP represents

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a constituency

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all the people that live in a constituency

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constituents

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a seat / area that is always won by the same party

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a safe seat

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a seat / area that another party might win

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a marginal seat (US: swing state)

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the system where ‘winner takes all’: the party that receives the highest number of votes in an area gains 100% of the political power

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the first-past-the-post system

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the system used in Norway (and many other countries) where a party receiving 14% of the votes nationally gains 14% representation in parliament

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proportional representation

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the prime minister’s address

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10 Downing Street

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leader of the Labour party

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Jeremy Corbyn

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another name for the Conservative party

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the Tories

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the group of heads of department and important members of the government

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the cabinet

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the percentage of people who (bother to) vote in a given election

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(voter) turnout

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meningsmåling

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opinion poll

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people who want brexit

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brexiteers

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people who DON’T want brexit

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remainers

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the situation when no party wins a majority in an election

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a hung parliament

22
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a government formed by more than one party

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a coalition

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parliamentsvalg / landsvalg

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general election

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toll

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customs

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import charges

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tariffs

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the policy of imposing tariffs on imports

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protectionism

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when countries do not impose import charges on each other’s goods

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free trade

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the leaflet published by each political party before an election, containing its promises and policies

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manifesto

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promise

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pledge

Samfeng Rjukan 19-20 (4 decks)

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