UK Review Chart

Basics  Multinational state (4 or 5)  Unitary system  No constitution  Parliamentary Democracy  Monarch is head of state

Political Development  Gradualism  Noblesse oblige  Parliamentary sovereignty  Constitution of the Crown  Insularity

Economic Change  Collective consensus  Thatcherism  Blair’s 3 rd Way

Political Parties  Conservative  Labour  Liberal Democrats  Scottish National  Plaid Cymru  Sinn Fein

Current Issues  Devolution  Terrorism  Constitutional reform  EU referendums  Relationship between government & economy

Cleavages  Class  Region  Race  Religion (N. Ireland)

Elite  Oxbridge  Public Schools

Interest Groups  Quangos  TUC  CBI

Executive  PM-head of government  Cabinet  Whitehall  Collective responsibility  Question Time  Vote of confidence

Legislative  Westminster  House of Commons  House of Lords (makeup & responsibilities)  Loyal opposition  Shadow cabinet  Backbenchers

Judicial  Supreme Court replaces Law Lords  No judicial review

Elections  5 years  1 st past the post  Single districts  Safe districts