United Kingdom Flashcards by Nicole McCarthy

A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.

neo liberalism

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Members of a parliament who are not in the government or shadow cabinet.

backbenchers

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British prime minister since 1997 and architect of “New Labour”. Favored low taxes, tightly controlled social spending, and closer ties to Europe.

Tony Blair

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allowing voters to rank candidates on a ballot in order of preference.

alternate voting

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the British Exit from the European Union

brexit

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Developed in the Collective Consensus era, this was the TV and Radio Network in England. It was meant to be more educational and was generally kind to government officials.

british broadcasting corporation (BBC)

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the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states

devolution

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Extreme right party in Britain that formed in 1982. It is against immigration into the UK.

british national party

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the collective decision-making body of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom comprised of the Prime Minister and 21 of the most senior government ministers.

cabinet

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prime minister with conservative-liberal coalition government who had visions of “Great Society” and cut social welfare

david cameron

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The British Cabinet minister responsible for financial and economic matters and in charge of the Treasury.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

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The duty of the upper class to take responsibility for the welfare of the lower class

noblesse oblige

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a combination of the universities Oxford and Cambridge, where nearly half of all parliament members earn higher education

oxbridge

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both the Labour and the Conservative parties supported the development of a modern welfare system

collective consensus

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To change from government or public ownership or control to private ownership or control.

privatization

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the nationalist party in Wales that advocates more rights for the Welsh people, including use of the Welsh languag

plaid cymru

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Served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024.

Rishi Sunak

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Served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.

Boris Johnson

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time reserved in the house of commons for opposition to challenge cabinet on policy issues

question hour

a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

referendum

centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence, most popular party in Scotland

scottish national party

people appointed to nonhereditary positions as a result of distinguished service to Britain

life peers

The official leadership of the opposition party that “shadows” the cabinet

shadow cabinet

system in which the people elect one representative per district. With a winner-take-all rule, this system strengthens the two major parties and weakens minor parties.

single member district

a role that the party out of power plays, highlighting its objections to policies and priorities of the government in power

loyal opposition

An Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland

sinn fein

chief officer and highest authority of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

speaker of the house

a treaty created in 1991 that set strict financial criteria for joining the proposed monetary union, with it single currency and set 1999 as the start date for its establishment.

Maastricht Treaty

(1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom

Magna Carta

head of the conservative party, second most recent prime minister who supported brexit

Theresa May

ceremonial head of state, can't make/pass legislation, reigns but doesn't rule

monarch's role

To change from government or public ownership or control to private ownership or control.

privatization

Quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that assist the government in making policy

quangos

a combination of the universities Oxford and Cambridge, where nearly half of all parliament members earn higher education

oxbridge

time reserved in the house of commons for opposition to challenge cabinet on policy issues

question hour

A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.

parliamentary system

The doctrine that grants the legislature the power to make or overturn any law and permits no veto or judicial review.

parliamentary sovereignty

A term used to describe the new and more central left-wing parties of the 1990s, most notably Britain's "New Labour".

the third way

a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

referendum

slightly more popular than the British National Party, this party is opposed to British membership in the EU.

uk independence party

Served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.

John Major

Scottish National Party centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence, most popular party in scotland

Scottish National Party

A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.

unitary government

A process in a parliamentary system where a majority of parliament members vote to remove the Prime Minister from office.

vote of no confidence

Served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022

Lizz Truss