Theme B Flashcards
how many members of parliament are there?
650
a general election takes place when?
every 5 years
how do political parties attract voters?
-hold public meetings
-hand out leaflets
-persuading
what is direct democracy?
everyone votes on every decision in a referendum.
What is a referendum?
It’s a vote by the whole electorate (all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. ) on a particular issue.
what is the name of an area represented by an MP
constituency
what is the first-past-the-post system?
a system where voters have one vote per constituency
what is PR?
-proportional representation
-a system where number of seats a party wins is equal to the same amount of votes.
what is a cabinet?
a group of mp’s who head major government & inner circle of ministers.
what is a coalition?
a government made of more than one party
what is it meant by bi-cameral?
parliament has 2 houses.
what do black rods do?
knock on the door of house of commons.
What does the judiciary do
Makes judgments about the law
Who makes the law
a legislature
How are laws made?
1)government puts out a green paper(ideas)
2)when idea is final a white paper is published(lays out government policy)
3)proposals are introduced to to parliament in form as a bill
4)then it becomes an act of parliament
