Politics UK A LEVEL
Get a hint
backbenchers - ✔✔✔The supporters of the leaders of the political parties in the House of Commons
are called the ____.
Shadow P.M. and Shadow Cabinet - ✔✔✔The _____ and the _____ are the leadership members of the
largest opposition party in the House of Commons.
Caretaker - ✔✔✔When an election is called for the House of Commons, the Queen designates the
current government to be a _____ government.
P.M. and Cabinet - ✔✔✔The frontbenchers of the majority party in the House of Commons are the
____ and the ____.
Standing - ✔✔✔The _____ committees review all proposed legislation before it is submitted to the
House of Commons.
Collective responsibility - ✔✔✔The Cabinet is expected to remain loyal to the Prime Minister on policy
or remain silent on the subject or resign. This is called _____.
Westminster - ✔✔✔The building which contains Parliament is called _____.
Whitehall - ✔✔✔The area which contains all of the bureaucratic offices of the government of the U.K.
is called _____.
By-election - ✔✔✔When a member of the House of Commons resigns, retires, or dies, the seat is filled
through a special election called a _____.
, England, Scotland, and Wales - ✔✔✔Great Britain contains the countries of ________.
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - ✔✔✔The United Kingdom includes _____.
Social Democratic and Labour - ✔✔✔The moderate Catholic party in Northern Ireland is the ____.
Conservatives - ✔✔✔The current majority party in the House of Commons is the ____.
Ulster Unionists - ✔✔✔The moderate Protestant political party in Northern Ireland is the _____.
David Cameron (Prime Minister) - ✔✔✔The current leader of the Conservative Party is _____.
Liberal Democrats - ✔✔✔The political party which advocates constitutional reform, adoption of the
euro, and proportional representation is the ____.
Utilitarianism - ✔✔✔The concept that the usefulness of a government is measured by its work
providing the "greatest good for the greatest number" is _____.
CBI (Confederation of British Industry) - ✔✔✔The interest group which supports the Conservative
Party's policies in business is the _____.
TUC (Trades Union Congress) - ✔✔✔The interest group which has been the backbone of the Labour
Party is _____.
Nationalization - ✔✔✔The buying of private industry by the government is called _____.
Privatization - ✔✔✔The selling of government-owned industry is called _____.
Get a hint
backbenchers - ✔✔✔The supporters of the leaders of the political parties in the House of Commons
are called the ____.
Shadow P.M. and Shadow Cabinet - ✔✔✔The _____ and the _____ are the leadership members of the
largest opposition party in the House of Commons.
Caretaker - ✔✔✔When an election is called for the House of Commons, the Queen designates the
current government to be a _____ government.
P.M. and Cabinet - ✔✔✔The frontbenchers of the majority party in the House of Commons are the
____ and the ____.
Standing - ✔✔✔The _____ committees review all proposed legislation before it is submitted to the
House of Commons.
Collective responsibility - ✔✔✔The Cabinet is expected to remain loyal to the Prime Minister on policy
or remain silent on the subject or resign. This is called _____.
Westminster - ✔✔✔The building which contains Parliament is called _____.
Whitehall - ✔✔✔The area which contains all of the bureaucratic offices of the government of the U.K.
is called _____.
By-election - ✔✔✔When a member of the House of Commons resigns, retires, or dies, the seat is filled
through a special election called a _____.
, England, Scotland, and Wales - ✔✔✔Great Britain contains the countries of ________.
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - ✔✔✔The United Kingdom includes _____.
Social Democratic and Labour - ✔✔✔The moderate Catholic party in Northern Ireland is the ____.
Conservatives - ✔✔✔The current majority party in the House of Commons is the ____.
Ulster Unionists - ✔✔✔The moderate Protestant political party in Northern Ireland is the _____.
David Cameron (Prime Minister) - ✔✔✔The current leader of the Conservative Party is _____.
Liberal Democrats - ✔✔✔The political party which advocates constitutional reform, adoption of the
euro, and proportional representation is the ____.
Utilitarianism - ✔✔✔The concept that the usefulness of a government is measured by its work
providing the "greatest good for the greatest number" is _____.
CBI (Confederation of British Industry) - ✔✔✔The interest group which supports the Conservative
Party's policies in business is the _____.
TUC (Trades Union Congress) - ✔✔✔The interest group which has been the backbone of the Labour
Party is _____.
Nationalization - ✔✔✔The buying of private industry by the government is called _____.
Privatization - ✔✔✔The selling of government-owned industry is called _____.
