Category: Political Science
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Shadow Cabinet
Rise of the Cabinet in General: History Since this practice, with the many customs which have grown up about it, has become a most essential part of the government of the United Kingdom today, and has been copied in recent times by many other countries, it is important to understand its […]
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Prime Minister
Prime minister Meaning in Politics Description of Prime minister published by Mona Chalabi: The leader of the country, the leader of the government and, typically, the leader of the party that has won the most seats in the election. Prime Minister Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The […]
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Cabinet
Definition of Cabinet In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Cabinet : A body of *ministers (normally about 20) consisting mostly of heads of chief government departments but also including some ministers with few or no departmental responsibilities; it […]
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Policy
The Relation between Government and Laws (History) It might be supposed that, if any general proposition could be established about government, it would be one establishing some constant relation between the form of a government and the character of the laws which it enforces. The […]
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Hung Parliament
Hung parliament Meaning in Politics Description of Hung parliament published by Mona Chalabi: A parliament where no single political party has over half of the seats in the House of Commons. This tends to lead to instability because it's hard for any party to get enough votes to pass […]
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Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson (1583-1646), Scottish ecclesiastic, was born in 1583 at Criech, Fifeshire. He graduated at the university of St Andrews in 1603, and in 1610 was appointed professor of rhetoric and philosophy and questor of the faculty of arts. Shortly after this he was presented to the […]
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Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947, earl Baldwin 1937) was a conservative politician who was prime minister three times (1923–4, 1924–9, 1935–7) and whose terms of office included -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about “Stanley Baldwin” – two major political crises, the […]
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Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Meaning in Politics Description of Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) published by Mona Chalabi: Founded in 1971, the DUP is the largest party in Northern Ireland and currently the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons, with eight seats. The party was […]
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Political Cabinet
Among English political institutions, the Cabinet is a conventional but not a legal term employed to describe those members of the privy council who fill the highest executive offices in the state, and by their concerted policy direct the government, and are responsible for all the acts of […]
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Swing
Uniform national swing Meaning in Politics Description of Uniform national swing published by Mona Chalabi: This is a type of calculation that has been used for decades to predict how a party's share of the national vote will translate into the number of seats it will have in the House of […]
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Labour
Labour Meaning in Politics Description of Labour published by Mona Chalabi: The British Labour Party can trace its origins to 1893, when a Scottish miner who was also an MP set up a socialist society known as the Independent Labour Party. Its logo was red right from the start — influenced […]
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Coalition
Coalition Meaning in Politics Description of Coalition published by Mona Chalabi: A government formed of more than one party. After the Conservatives failed to gain enough seats on May 6, 2010, to form a government on their own, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats on […]
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Conservatives
Conservatives Meaning in Politics Description of Conservatives published by Mona Chalabi: Although it can trace its roots back to the 17th century (making it the oldest political party in Europe), the modern Conservative Party was founded in 1834 and is one of Britain's two largest […]
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Conservatives
Conservatives Meaning in Politics Description of Conservatives published by Mona Chalabi: Although it can trace its roots back to the 17th century (making it the oldest political party in Europe), the modern Conservative Party was founded in 1834 and is one of Britain's two largest […]
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Whip
Whip Meaning in Politics Description of Whip published by Mona Chalabi: A strange, though not wholly irrelevant word, that's used to describe the individuals who are responsible for maintaining party discipline. Whips, who are either MPs or members of the House of Lords, are appointed to […]