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  1. 2. Way A term used to describe the new and more central left-wing parties of the 1990s, most notably Britain's "New Labour".
  2. 7. a close relationship with the trade unions,
  3. 11. Party (UK) center-left, social democratic party.
  4. 12. Democratic Party Centrist third party in the United Kingdom and junior member of a coalition government from 2010 to 2015
  5. 17. Johnson (2019-2022) Controversial Conservative Prime Minister of UK; Oversaw Brexit, COVID, and dealt with scandals and perjury, eventually resigning office.
  6. 18. Term describing the virtually unchecked power of a parliamentary majority in the UK political system
  7. 19. Troubles an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998.
  8. 21. A self-governing territory associated with another country
  9. 23. of Parliament (MP) An individual legislator in the House of Commons
  10. 26. A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.
  11. 27. parliament (UK) A situation after an election when no single party comprises a majority in the Commons.
  12. 30. group of officials who head government departments and advise the monarch or head of state.
  13. 31. Minister (PM) The head of government in parliamentary and semi-presidential systems
  14. 32. Farage Outspoken leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and member of the European parliament
  15. 34. Civil War Conflict from 1640 to 1660; featured religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy; ended with restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following execution of previous king
  16. 36. of British Industry (CBI) The United Kingdom's most important group representing the private sector
  17. 37. general election an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled
  18. 38. out of the trade union movements of the 19th century.
  19. 40. Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
  20. 41. (Tories) One of the United Kingdom's two largest parties; focusing on free markets, British unionism--opposing united Ireland, Welsh and Scottish independence, and critical of devolution.
  21. 42. Union Congress (TUC) The United Kingdom's largest trade union confederation
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  1. 1. May (2016-2019) Parliament rejected proposition of Brexit three times
  2. 3. Blair (1997-2007) British prime minister since 1997 and architect of "New Labour". Favored low taxes, tightly controlled social spending, and closer ties to Europe.
  3. 4. (Whigs) The United Kingdom's historic first opposition party; one of its two major political parties until the early twentieth century; oppose policies of monarch.
  4. 5. Ireland A former member of the Republic of Ireland that broke away in 1920 after refusing to take part in the Irish Free State. Ruled and governed by Protestants and heavy discrimination exists against the Roman Catholic Minority. Capital: Belfast.
  5. 6. responsibility in a parliamentary system, the concept that all cabinet members agree on policy decisions and that all will be responsible for the results
  6. 8. of lords the upper house of the British parliament; appointed for life
  7. 9. The symbolic representation of the British state in the form of the monarch (King Charles III)
  8. 10. National Party (SNP) The party seeking Scottish independence, and currently in control of the Scottish regional government
  9. 13. peers distinguished members of the society who are given lifetime appointments to the house of lords
  10. 14. Friday Agreement AKA Belfast Agreement; historic 1998 accord between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland that ended decades of violence
  11. 15. Cameron (2010-2016) Prime Minister of the UK from the Conservative Party; attempted to move the Conservative Party more toward the center; pro-business and trade & also tolerant and sought action to address climate change; sought to modernize the Conservative Party and maintain ties to Europe, while also holding support from Euroskeptics (people in the UK who are skeptical of the EU and tend to be more nationalistic); called the referendum to leave the EU (Brexit); he campaigned for REMAIN and lost, so he resigned from office and was replaced by Theresa May of the Conservative Party
  12. 16. the lawmaking body of British government
  13. 17. a term for the potential or hypothetical departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
  14. 20. peers members of the House of Lords appointed by the monarch and whose title automatically passes down to their sons.
  15. 21. law A legal system based on custom and court rulings
  16. 22. Carta the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
  17. 23. Thatcher (1979-1990) Conservative British Prime Minister and first women to head a major European government.
  18. 24. Quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that assist the government in making policy
  19. 25. Fringe Refers to Scotland and Wales, which were not conquered by the Angles and Saxons
  20. 28. Corbyn (2015-2020) Leader of the Labour Party; higher taxes for wealthy, "investing-to-grow" instead of spending cuts, supporter of uniting Ireland, endorsed the Good Friday Agreement.
  21. 29. Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Populist and Euroskeptic political party favoring British exit from the European Union
  22. 33. Consensus Postwar consensus between the UK's major parties to build and sustain a welfare state.
  23. 35. of commons the first legislative body of Parliament whose members are elected.
  24. 39. of no confidence Vote taken by a legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister. Depending on the country, a vote of no confidence can force the resignation of the prime minister and/or lead to new parliamentary elections.