law

• what are the differences between the house of commons and the house of lords?

  house of commons - challenge the govenment, examine and pass laws
• what is a political party?

  an organised group of people with common aims who work together and put candidates up for election
• what is a manifesto?


  a published statement of the aims and policies of a political party
• how many constituencies are there?

  650
• how many MPs can represent each constituency?

  1
• what is a constituency?


  Voting district.
• what are the 3 democratic values?

  freedom, equality, justice
• what is the rule of law?

  Principle that everyone is subject to the law, including government officials
• what is a referendum?


  where the public are given an opportunity to vote to do something (e.g brexit)
• what is a coalition government?


  where no party gets majority seats, so 2 parties form a government and lead the country