cycle 2

Question 1

anarchy

Answer 1

a system with no form of government.

Question 2

bicameral

Answer 2

2 chambers/houses in a legislature. the UK legislature is an example of this, as it is made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Question 3

civil service

Answer 3

government employees who run government bodies at the direction of elected politicians.

Question 4

dictatoship

Answer 4

rule by a single person/group - often associated with a military takeover.

Question 5

direct democracy

Answer 5

a government where citizens take part in making decisions.

Question 6

freedom

Answer 6

acting/speaking/thinking as one sees fit.

Question 7

legislature

Answer 7

The body creating the laws.

Question 8

liberal democracy

Answer 8

a system of government based on representative democracy, and the concepts of rights and freedoms for citizens.

Question 9

manifesto

Answer 9

a document produced by political parties

Question 10

monarchy

Question 11

one-party state

Question 12

prime minister [PM]

Question 13

representative democracy

Question 14

responsibilities

Question 15

rights

Question 16

theocracy

Question 17

autumn statement

Question 18

budget

Question 19

devolved government

Question 20

devolution

Question 21

economy

Question 22

forms of economy

Question 23

command economy

Question 24

market economy

Question 25

mixed economy

Question 26

electoral commision

Question 27

inflation

Question 28

local elections

Question 29

local government

Question 30

nationalisation

Question 31

tier

Question 32

ultra vires

Question 33

voter apathy

Question 34

by-election

Question 35

conservatisim

Question 36

constituency

Question 37

first past the post

Question 38

liberalism

Question 39

multi-party system

Question 40

proportional

Question 41

socialism

Question 42

supplementary vote

Question 43

two-party system

Question 44

backbenchers

Question 45

executive

Question 46

frontbenchers

Question 47

house of commons

Question 48

house of lords

Question 49

opposition

Question 50

private member's bill

Question 51

quangos

Question 52

question time

Question 53

select commities

Question 54

speaker

Question 55

special advisor

Question 56

supreme court

Question 57

whips

Question 58

absolute monarchy

Question 59

aristocracy

Question 60

authoritarian rule

Question 61

closed party list system

Question 62

European parliament

Question 63

military rule

Question 64

oligarchy

Question 65

technocracy

Question 66

transnational groups