United Kingdom Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. A different method of voting based on ranking and preference
  2. 4. Another name for the opposing party
  3. 6. Key feature of Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's New Labour government
  4. 8. In contrast to the cabinet in power, the loyal opposition has this
  5. 11. This was newly established in the UK
  6. 12. Non-elected bodies that are outside government departments
  7. 14. Holds the Prime Minister and his cabinet accountable by airing this weekly
  8. 15. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
  9. 18. Cabinet members must support every government decision publicly
Down
  1. 1. The finance minister is called the Chancellor of _____
  2. 2. Doctrine that allows the power to overturn any law and permits no veto or judicial review
  3. 5. a MP who does not hold governmental office or shadow government office
  4. 7. A process in a parliamentary system where a majority of parliament members vote to remove the Prime Minister from office
  5. 9. parliament building in London
  6. 10. This house can debate, refine, and delay but not block legislation
  7. 13. When no single party comprises a majority in the Commons
  8. 16. The United States is a federal state while the UK is this
  9. 17. First past the post, winner takes all, etc.
  10. 19. Civil servants make up this
  11. 20. The Iron Lady