politics

• constituency: the area represented by a MP, there are 650 in the UK
• constituents: the people in a constituency represented by a MP
• prime minister (PM): head of government, leader of the party with most seats in parliament
• cabinet: group of senior ministers who advise PM on policy decisions
• government: all members of cabinet plus junior ministers
• opposition: parties that do not support the government
• democracy: power to the people. the people have a free and fair vote to elect their representatives
• representative democracy: elected officials represent the views of their constituents
• dictatorship: a government which does not allow opposition parties and has absolute power
• general election: an election for a new government, usually every 5 years
• government: those who have the authority to run the country
• monarchy: rule by one person (king or queen)
• current government: the conservative party
• house of commons: where debates and votes take place
• house of lords: unelected members who advise on laws
• how do you win an election: get more than 326 seats in the house of commons
• parliament: those that work in westminster and are elected and hold the government to account
• prime minister: leader of the country, head of the government
• human right: rights that all humans should legally have
• act of government: law passed by the government
• manifesto: a document setting out the aims and policies of a political party or movement
• the government is led by: 1 prime minister, 21 cabinet members, 98 other ministers
• 4 political parties are: labour, conservative, liberal democrats, green party
• devolution: the transfer of power from westminster to another region or to another level of the government
• reserved powers are: powers which are still controlled by westmister
• devolved powers are: powers that have been given over to different regional areas