humanities

• Coalition


  2 or more groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal
• Ideology


  A system of ideas
• Mandate


  An order or command but can also mean authority and approval
• Proportional representation


  An electoral system in which the percentage of votes a party has matches the percentage of reps they have in parliament
• Independent


  Being free and not relying on someone else’s authority or power
• Party


  A formal constitutional political group that attempts to take part in the government
• Media


  The main source of communication
• Government

  The party with the support of the majority of members in the House of Representatives.
• Question time


  A period of time given to members to question the government ministers
• Lobby group


  A group trying to influence the government to act towards whats beneficial to them
• Faction


  A small group in a larger group
• Citizen


  A citizen is someone who is a legally recognized subject of a nation
• Parliament


  The highest legislature
• Minority government


  If a party doesn’t meet the majority of members