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WorksheetsAP Comparative Government Britain
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is Keynesian Economics?
If you increase government spending and lower taxes, it increases demand and therefore stimulates the economy.
Equal means of production and distribution of wealth equally amongst the masses.
The idea of people controlling businesses with minimal intervention from the government.
Socialism- how would you best define it?
The government owning business and providing basic needs through tax money.
When the people seize the means of production and equally redistribute the wealth.
Bernie Sanders
The Pound
American Dollar
UK official currency
When u put ur hand in a fist and bump it into another fist
Secondary currency in the UK to the euro
NHS- National Health Care System- What is it?
Health care plan for government employees
National Honors Society
Government provided health care in the UK for all citizens
Obama Care
Quangos
Non-Government organizations that provide services that the government would normally provide- completely independent
The name for french representatives
What they call the opposing government in parliament
Country in Africa
Whitehall definition:
The British whitehouse
Street in Westminster where many government offices are located
Lodge for the Prime Minister
Fancy dining hall for the prime ministers dogs
10 Downing- Who lives here?
Prime Minister
Ron Swanson
The Queen
The Lords from the House of Lords
Parliament definition
A document the queen wrote
Only the House of Lords
Executive and Legislative branch of the UK government
What's the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?
House of Lords= appointed based on knowledge, not much power
House of Commons= FPTP elected officials that make of the government and shadow it, includes the prime minister, a lot of power
House of Lords= FPTP elected officials that make of the government and shadow it, includes the prime minister, a lot of power
House of Commons= appointed based on knowledge, not much power
The houses the Queen sleeps in each night
What does BBC stand for
British Board of Commons
Babies Breaking Cups
British Broadcasting Corporation
Monarch
Head of the royal family who is the head of the executive branch
Head of royal family who has a ceremonial role in government
Butterfly
West Lothian Question
Should members of parliament that are not English be able to make decisions that only affect the English?
Should members of parliament that are not English be able to make decisions that only affect the Scotland, Wales or N Ireland?
Which house of Hogwarts would you be apart of?
Back Bencher definition:
People who like to sit in the back
Bandwaggoners who will vote for a bill that definitely has a majority
Member of parliament who doesn't hold government office and sits behind the front bench in the house of commons
Shadow Government definition:
Party that has the second most number of seats in the house of commons
Party has the most seats in the house of commons
MP's who only wear black
Unions definition:
A board of high ranking workers in a company who get together to talk about company issues
Groups who work as friends that get together and throw parties
Workers
Groups of working people who pool their bargaining power to advance the interest of its members
What is EU trade?
policy for European trade
policy for British trade
European exports
What is Pragmatism approach?
what the Queen wants no matter what
reality over ideology, ideals based on what works
we believe in our ideas only
Conservative Party believes:
center right political party in the UK, opposes big government and supports traditional family structures
extremely left, big government
Party that holds the King and the Queen
Labour Party believes:
The House of Commons
Extremely right, small government and traditional family support
Extremely left, big government, oppose conservative parties
Sinn Fein
Left-wing Irish republican party active in both the republic of Ireland and N Ireland
Right-wing Scotland democratic party in Scotland and Wales
The Queens religion
Plaid Cymru definition:
Plaid pj pants
Republican party in Britain that supports Brexit
Social-democratic party in Wales advocating for Welsh independence from the UK within the EU
UKIP
The UK independence party- right-wing populist political party in the UK
UK political meeting held every 2 weeks to discuss changes in the union
The EU's plan to gain more sovereignty
