Political Key Terms 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750ASAQA Created by: John DysonCreated on: 04-10-13 20:09 26485371109 Across 1. Paper containing a list of all candidates standing in a constituency. Voters mark their choice with a cross. (6, 5) 4. The largest party not in government is known as the official opposition. It receives extra parliamentary funding in recognition of its status. (10) 5. Term used to describe the UK's parliamentary election system. It means a candidate only needs a simple majority - more votes than his or her rivals - to be elected. (5, 4, 3, 4) 6. The geographical unit which elects a single MP. There are 646 in the UK (12) 9. The group of senior ministers at the head of the government. (7) 10. The number or percentage of people eligible to vote who actually do so (7) Down 2. A government formed by a party which does not have an absolute majority in the House of Commons. Harold Wilson led a Labour minority government between February and October 1974. (8, 10) 3. Another Term for Vote (6) 7. A public declaration of a party's ideas and policies, usually printed during the campaign. Once in power, a government is often judged by how many of its manifesto promises it manages to deliver (9) 8. When two or more parties govern together, when neither has an overall majority (9)
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