Politics Flashcards
grunnlov
constitution
all the people who can vote
the electorate
new laws
legislation
the area of London where national politics happens
Westminster
a law being debated in parliament / congress
a bill
a bill after it has been passed
an act
the area that an MP represents
a constituency
all the people that live in a constituency
constituents
a seat / area that is always won by the same party
a safe seat
a seat / area that another party might win
a marginal seat (US: swing state)
the system where ‘winner takes all’: the party that receives the highest number of votes in an area gains 100% of the political power
the first-past-the-post system
the system used in Norway (and many other countries) where a party receiving 14% of the votes nationally gains 14% representation in parliament
proportional representation
the prime minister’s address
10 Downing Street
leader of the Labour party
Jeremy Corbyn
another name for the Conservative party
the Tories
the group of heads of department and important members of the government
the cabinet
the percentage of people who (bother to) vote in a given election
(voter) turnout
meningsmåling
opinion poll
people who want brexit
brexiteers
people who DON’T want brexit
remainers
the situation when no party wins a majority in an election
a hung parliament
a government formed by more than one party
a coalition
parliamentsvalg / landsvalg
general election
toll
customs
