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British Vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Monarchy | HOS holds position based on heredity, limited in powers by Constitutional constraints. |
| Unwritten Constitution | Brit. does not have one document "constitution of crown": imp. documents, common law, legal codes, customs. |
| Commonwealth | association of independent states UK, former colonies, and territories |
| Parliamentary Sovereignty | Constitutional principle. leg. has power to make or overturn law w\o recourse from any other branches. |
| Fusion of Powers | Constitutional principle merging authority of branches of gov't. Parliament; supreme leg, exec, and jud. authority |
| Collective Responsibility | cabinet members' attitude on supporting the final consensus |
| Shadow Cabinet | Opposition Party |
| Backbenchers | less influential members of Parlia. |
| Vote of Confidence | if cabinet not supported by House of Commons, must be reelected |
| Question Hour | Once a week PM& Cabinet check majority party |
| Third Way | Tony Blair free market, service and tax cuts |
| Oxbridge | Oxford, and Cambridge, prestigious universities graduate politicians. |
| Westminster Model | Parlia. sovereignty no checks and balances majoritarian electoral system |
| Unitary | National Gov't has power, dispensed to sub. |
| Single-Member Plurality | electoral system, candidates run for a single voting district's seat. Most votes-winner winner take all |