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- 4. A --- is a group of people who promote somebody into a position of power.
- 6. Single --- vote is a form of Public Representation, where voters rank candidates on their ballot. If no party wins a majority when counting the first options of voters, the party with least votes is no longer taken into consideration. The votes of this party are transferred to the other parties, this is repeated until a party wins a majority.
- 7. Appointed in 2019, Ugbana Oyet serves as the --- at arms. He is responsible for keeping order and for the security of the House of Commons.
- 9. --- is a right-wing populist party that believes in the UK leaving the EU. It won no seats in the 2019 elections.
- 11. The --- are a group of 21 senior ministers chosen by the Prime Minister that make decisions about national issues and government policy.
- 12. Betty --- is known for being the first female speaker. She served as speaker from 1992-2000.
- 13. The Democratic --- party is the 2nd largest party in Northern Ireland and is led by Jeffrey Donaldson. This party is directly opposite to Sinn Féin as it believes in Northern Ireland being part of the UK. It shares similar views as the Conservatives as they are also pro-Brexit and against same-sex marriage.
- 14. Sir --- Hoyle is the speaker as of the 2019 elections. The speaker controls debates in the House of Commons and is sat in a chair in the middle between the governing party and the opposition.
- 15. The --- is everyone who is allowed to vote in a country or region.
- 17. In order to stand for the office in the UK, a candidate must pay a ---, which is lost if the candidate doesn’t win enough votes. This often results in the less wealthy not being able to run for office and therefore not being fairly represented in the House of Commons.
- 18. --- voting is a voting method, where a voter doesn’t vote for their preference but votes for a candidate to prevent another candidate from winning. This voting method is often used as a result of the FPTP system.
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- 1. A --- is what occurs when an MP resigns or dies to decide who takes their seat. This year there was a by-election due to the resignation of Boris Johnson, which led to Liz Truss becoming the new Prime Minister.
- 2. A --- is a vote by the general public about a direct decision. In the Brexit --- the people voted to leave the EU by 52%.
- 3. In 2010, a --- government was formed between the Conservatives, who had 306 seats and 36% of votes and the Lib Dems, who had 57 seats and 23% of votes. This type of government requires working together and more compromises.
- 5. The Scottish --- party is the 3rd largest party in the House of Commons and is led by Nicola Sturgeon. This party believes in the independence of Scotland from the UK and is strongly opposed to Brexit.
- 6. The --- is how many people vote in an election. Voter --- has decreased in the UK over the years with only 67.3% in the 2019 general elections.
- 8. A --- is issued before an election and should declare the aims and goals of a party. Liz Truss claims to want to provide support for the rising energy bills, review the fracking ban, make cuts to the NHS and strengthen The Bill of Rights in her manifesto.
- 10. --- Representation is a voting system, where the percentage of votes a party receives is the percentage of seats the party will receive. This type of voting system allows smaller parties to have a say in the House of Commons (e.g. the Green party won 1 seat in the 2019 elections under the FPTP system but would have won 12 seats under PR), however it often leads to coalitions and makes it easier for extremist parties to win seats.
- 16. --- is a system used in the UK for general elections but is often criticized because many smaller parties are excluded from representation in the House of Commons. The Conservative party is in favor of this voting system because they benefit from needing less votes in order to win an MP.