General Knowledge

• parliamentary sovereignty means that parliament holds the ultimate power in decision making
• devolution means that parts of the UK can make decisions on a local level e.g the mayor of London
• Consensus politics is when there is a widespread agreement between parties and groups on key political issues
• Adversary Politics is when there are deep political conflicts within and between major parties
• Altruism is a group that advocates policy surrounding a specific, limited issue
• Direct Action appeals to the common man against established elites. Often use rhetoric or unrealistic proposals to increase popularity
• Ethnocentrism is the concern for the interests of others
• Populism is seeing the world only from your cultural perspective and believing it to be normal and right