Politics Key Vocabulary 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsUK political partiesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: MackydodoCreated on: 16-06-19 19:23 Democracy in which a government makes decisions as a result of debate inclusive of various views and arguments Pluralist 1 of 22 Direct public vote on a single issue Referendum 2 of 22 Upper house of the United Kingdom The Lords 3 of 22 Lower house of the United Kingdom The Commons 4 of 22 Groups of experts from different backgrounds who are brought together to investigate issues and offer potential solutions Think tank 5 of 22 Alignment to a political party Partisanship 6 of 22 Conservatives have a pessimistic view on Human nature 7 of 22 Minimal intervention in state and government Laissez-Faire 8 of 22 Description of beliefs or ideas that favor drastic change Radical 9 of 22 Author of "Leviathan" Thomas Hobbes 10 of 22 Strand of individualism that argues freedom is linked to the desire to create a society in which each individual can flourish Developmental 11 of 22 Socialism rejecting the use of democratic methods Revolutionary 12 of 22 Tony Blair's brand of socialism Third Way 13 of 22 A set of laws governing how a state is to be governed Constitution 14 of 22 Traditions in the running of government not contained within law Convention 15 of 22 Dispersal of non-sovereign power within a state Devolution 16 of 22 MPs who do not hold a ministerial position Backbenchers 17 of 22 Convention whereby the Lords does not block legislation contained on the governing party's manifesto Salisbury 18 of 22 The Decision-Making branch of government Executive 19 of 22 A committee of senior ministers chaired by the PM Cabinet 20 of 22 A member of either house who serves in a governmental department Minister 21 of 22 A set of powers and privileges belonging to the monarch, but open to use by the government Royal prerogative 22 of 22
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