Government and Politics Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsThe state, nation and sovereigntyASAll boards Created by: harrietsweetmanCreated on: 01-11-17 15:43 Common law Excepted over time as judges reaching a verdict 1 of 30 Legitmacy Gone through lots of stages like the commons, the lords and monarchy 2 of 30 Unitary State v federal stae Power held at the centre ( Westminister) v power is distributed ( washingston + state level) 3 of 30 Parliment Soverignty Parliament is most powerful law making body 4 of 30 Monetary Policy flow of money around the economy + burrowing and spending 5 of 30 Landslide Where a hroup with a super majority 2/3rd of seats 6 of 30 Ombudsmun an independant arbitrator (reaches judgement). 7 of 30 Absolitist Power is held by one person ( dictatorship). 8 of 30 Arbitary decisons without serious consideration 9 of 30 Scruitiny looking at something closely and holding them to acount. 10 of 30 Whips tell people what to vote on (organisers) in lords and the commons 11 of 30 Divisons vote for yes or no 12 of 30 Progue suspend parliament 13 of 30 Royal preogative royalty have powers/rights 14 of 30 Constition a set of fundamental laws written by the goverment in a single document 15 of 30 Electorate A way to describe all those people who are eligible to vote in elections 16 of 30 Majoritarian a voting system where the winning candidate must secure 50%+ of the vote 17 of 30 By election an election for a single seat that occurs between general elections 18 of 30 Tactical voting carefully choosing who you vote for in order to ensure your least favourite candidate doesnt win. 19 of 30 Hustings Political meeting where candidates set out their policies in the hope of winning your vote. 20 of 30 European council A meeting of the heads of state pf Europe. It meets at least 4 times a year. 21 of 30 Private members bill a law that is introduced by an ordinary Mp rather than the government. 22 of 30 Safe seats When an MP from a particular party regularly wins that seat. 23 of 30 Referendum a general vote by the electorate on a single political question for a direct decison 24 of 30 Opinion poll an assessment of public opinion by questioning a representative sample, e.g forcasting voting 25 of 30 Focus group participate in a decison to provide feedback on a political campaign. 26 of 30 Socialsation Process by which people form their ideas about politics ( family, education,peer groups and mass media). 27 of 30 Class elignment commitment of a particular social class to a political party meaning they will vote for them. 28 of 30 electoral volatilty idea that votes have become more willing to switch voting. 29 of 30 embourgeoisement process by which bourgeoise aspirators and standard of life become institonalized among the working class. 30 of 30
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