AP Comp Gov - Chapter 2
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| Great Britain | show 🗑
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| United Kingdom / Britain | show 🗑
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| show | political decisions all made by parliamentary gov in London with fusion of powers
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| show | executive and legislaure not separated
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| show | more local decision making power has been given to legislatures in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
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| gradualism | show 🗑
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| show | unification of state under Normans; census = domesday book, used for taxation and control
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| show | established principle of limited government; king was not absolute monarch above the law and needed to consult nobility in Parliament
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| show | started forces that would depoliticize the church
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| 1688 - Glorious Revolution | show 🗑
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| 1701 - Act of Settlement | show 🗑
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| show | 1st among equals
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| show | cabinet is publically united; don't walk out of cabinet meeting bad mouth prime minister
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| parliamentary democracy | show 🗑
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| common law | show 🗑
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| show | developed over 100s of years; decisions of public officials and courts make to set precedents for later action and decisions, eventually forming a comprehensive set of principles of government
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| show | summit of judicial system; becomes independent UK Supreme Court in 2009
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| show | not single document; developed over 100s of years; consists of: 1 acts of parliament; 2 common law; 3 tradition (convention)
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| hegemonic power | show 🗑
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| interventionist state | show 🗑
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| show | extpanded state role in economy; ex: nationalized Bank of England, civil aviation, iron/steel industry, etc
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| show | virtually free health care for all citizens
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| geopolitical influences on Brit | show 🗑
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| show | 1951-63; for state-centered solutions; consevatives joined with labour so they can get back in power
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| trans unions congress | show 🗑
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| confederation of British industry | show 🗑
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| winter of discontent | show 🗑
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| Thatcherism | show 🗑
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| show | promoted by thatcherism; denationalized state-owned industries and attacked culture of dependency
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| poll tax | show 🗑
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| pragmatic consensus | show 🗑
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| Maastricht Treaty | show 🗑
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| New Labour | show 🗑
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| show | alternative to Thatcherism and old Labour social welcare
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| show | Gordon Brown - understanding that Brown was successor to Blair
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| show | successful negotiations for northern ireland between protestants and catholics
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| Blair Doctrine | show 🗑
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| show | adopting european convention on human rights in 2000
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| independent judiciary | show 🗑
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| show | overturned much of official secrets act
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| devolution | show 🗑
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| show | want to exit the EU
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| fusion of powers | show 🗑
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| show | highest court of appeal; was in House of Lords, but moved to independent supreme court in 2009
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| head of state | show 🗑
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| cabinet | show 🗑
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| show | center of policy making of Brit political system
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| role of PM | show 🗑
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| show | all members of party's parliament delegation expected to vote same way; party chooses what district a person will run in
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| loyal opposition | show 🗑
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| shadow cabinet | show 🗑
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| show | members of parliament with no cabinet position
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| first reading | show 🗑
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| second reading | show 🗑
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| third reading | show 🗑
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| question time | show 🗑
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| party whip | show 🗑
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| show | ruling party wants to avoid this; if ussue not supported, cabinet must resign immediately w/new elections for MPs; drastic measure, avoided by settling policy differences w/majority party membership
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| hereditary peers | show 🗑
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| show | majority of House of Lords now; nominated based on merit
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| bureaucracy / civil service | show 🗑
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| show | reduction in size and type; 1/3 technocrats
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| show | quasi-autonomous non-gov organizations; gov moved various functions to these; like independent US agencies like EPA
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| show | print/e-media, political parties, interest groups, etc.;
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| show | liberal party
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| show | conservative party
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| show | formed early 20th century in response to new voter demands
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| show | largest leftist party; alliance of trade unions and socialist groups; now neoliberal reforms with traditional emphasis on social welfare programs
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| Clause 4 | show 🗑
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| show | largest rightist party; usually viewed as elitist; 2 factions: 1. traditional: elitist, favor EU membership; 2. Thatcherite: strict conservatives, Euroskeptics, David Cameron
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| show | strong centrist party undermined by movement of labour party to center; opposed war in Iraq; Nick Clegg; under represented
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