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53 Cards in this Set
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Head of State |
NOT DONE |
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Parliamentary Democracy |
Not done |
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Queen Elizabeth II |
Not done |
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Prime Minister Thatcher |
K |
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Prime Minister Blair |
Not done |
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House of Commons |
T |
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Prime Minister Major |
K |
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House of Lords |
H |
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Collectivist Consensus |
J |
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European Union |
N |
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Collective Responsibility |
L |
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Gradualism |
H |
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CBI & TUC |
H |
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Traditional Leadership |
B |
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Supranational Organization |
J |
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Prime Minister Brown |
S |
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Rational Legal Leadership |
H |
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Eurosceptic |
E |
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New Labour/3rd Way |
Tony Blair's name for his very moderate Labour Party. |
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Thatcherism |
K |
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Cabinet |
H |
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Shadow Cabinet |
S |
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SMD Plurality |
D |
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Unwritten Constitution |
N |
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Conservative Party |
R |
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Liberal Democratic Party |
N |
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Reform Acts |
K |
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Party Image |
D |
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House of Lords Active 1911 & 1999 |
H |
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Civil Society |
J |
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Civic Culture |
R |
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Back Benchers |
J |
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Party Identification |
J |
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Devolution |
B |
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Oxford & Cambridge |
J |
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Interest Groups |
K |
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Political Recruitment |
J |
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Bureaucracy |
E |
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Good Friday Agreememt |
B |
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Efficiency |
N |
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Head of Government |
J |
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7/7/05 |
N |
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Whitehall |
N |
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National Health Service |
J |
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Prime Minister Cameron |
J |
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10 Downing Street |
N |
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Hegemonic Power |
A state of control that can control the pattern of alliances and the terms of international orders and often shapes domestic political development in countries throughout the world. |
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Welfare State |
A set of public policies designed to provide for citizens' needs through direct or indirect provisions of pensions, healthcare, unemployment, insurance, and assistance to the poor. |
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Westminster System |
A form of democracy based on the Supreme authority of Parliament & the accountability of its elected representatives; named after the Parliament building in London. |
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Neoliberalism |
A term used to describe government policies aiming to promote free competition among business firms within the market, including reduced governmental regulation and social spending. |
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Cabinet Government |
System of government in which the head of state ascends by heredity but is limited in powers & constrained by the provisions of a constitution. |
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Special Relationship |
Refers to relations between the US & Britain and is meant to convey not only the largely positive, mutually beneficial nature of the relationship but also the common heritage and shared values of the 2 countries. |
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Question Time |
Time reserved in the Commons for MPs to query ministers. |
