Chapter 7 (U.K.)

Question 1

Tony Blair

Answer 1

Labour Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007

Question 2

Brexit

Answer 2

British exit from the EU, realized in a 2016 referendum

Question 3

Cabinet

Answer 3

Top members of the UK government who assist the prime minister and run the major ministries

Question 4

David Cameron

Answer 4

Conservative prime minister from 2010 to 2016, resigned after the Brexit referendum which he had campaigned against

Question 5

Collective Responsibility

Answer 5

Tradition that requires all members of the cabinet either to support government policy or to resign

Question 6

Collectivist Consensus

Answer 6

Postwar consensus between the UK’s major parties to build and sustain a welfare state

Question 7

Common Law

Answer 7

Legal system based on local customs and precedent rather than formal legal codes

Question 8

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Answer 8

The United Kingdom’s most important group representing the private sector

Question 9

Conservatives (Tories)

Answer 9

One of the UK’s two largest parties, in government since 2010

Question 10

Jeremey Corbyn

Answer 10

Leader of the opposition labour party from 2015 to 2020

Question 11

Crown

Answer 11

Refers to the British monarchy and sometimes to the British state; head of state

Question 12

English Civil War

Answer 12

17th century conflict between Parliament and the monarch that temporarily eliminated and permanently weakened the monarchy

Question 13

Nigel Farage

Answer 13

Populist leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) until 2016 and former member of the European parliament

Question 14

House of Commons

Answer 14

Lower House of legislature, composed of 650 members

Question 15

House of Lords

Answer 15

Upper House of legislature, more than 900 members, little actual power

Question 16

Hung Parliament

Answer 16

An election result in which no party wins a majority of parliamentary seats(as in the 2010 and 2017 elections)

Question 17

Boris Johnson

Answer 17

British prime minister from 2019 to 2022 and member of the Conservative Party who was instrumental in the UK’s departure from the EU

Question 18

Labour Party

Answer 18

One of the UK’s two largest parties, has been the party in opposition since 2010

Question 19

Liberal Democratic Party

Answer 19

Centrist third party in the UK and junior member of a coalition government from 2010 to 2015

Question 20

Liberals (Whigs)

Answer 20

The UK’s first opposition party, one of its two major parties until the early 20th century

Question 21

Magna Carta

Answer 21

The 1215 doucment signed by King John that set the precdent for limited monarchial powers

Question 22

Majoritarian

Answer 22

Term describing the virtually unchecked power of a parliamentary majority in the UK political system

Question 22

Theresa May

Answer 22

Prime minister of the UK and leader of the Conservative party from 2016 to 2019

Question 23

Member of Parliament (MP)

Answer 23

Name of the UK Legislature

Question 24

Neoliberalism

Answer 24

A set of policies championed by Thatcher's Conservative government in the 1980s aimed at diminishing the role of the state in the economy

Question 25

Northern Ireland

Answer 25

Northeastern portion of Ireland that is part of the UK

Question 26

Parliament

Answer 26

Name of the UK Legislature

Question 27

Prime Minister

Answer 27

Head of Government

Question 28

Quangos

Answer 28

Quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that assist the government in making policy

Question 29

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Answer 29

Nationalist political party promoting Scottish independence, currently in control of the Scottish regional government

Question 30

Rishi Sunak

Answer 30

Conservative prime minister since October 2022

Question 31

Margaret Thatcher

Answer 31

Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990

Question 32

Third Way

Answer 32

Term describing recent policies of the Labour Party that embrace the free market

Question 33

Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Answer 33

A confederation of the UK's largest trade unions

Question 34

Liz Truss

Answer 34

Conservative prime minister from September 6 to October 25, 2022

Question 35

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)

Answer 35

Populist and Euroskeptic political party favoring British exist from the European Union