Flashcards on Comparative Political Systems: US, UK, CZ
Comparative Political Systems: US, UK, CZ Analysis for Students
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Government and politics
45 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the most powerful chamber of the UK Parliament and how many MPs does it contain?
Answer: The House of Commons; it contains 650 Members of Parliament (MPs).
Card 2
Question: How are MPs in the UK House of Commons elected?
Answer: By the 'first-past-the-post' system.
Card 3
Question: Which UK chamber controls taxes and requires the Prime Minister to maintain a majority?
Answer: The House of Commons.
Card 4
Question: What is the House of Lords and how do its members become members?
Answer: An unelected upper house; members (Peers) are appointed for expertise or inherit their titles.
Card 5
Question: Can the House of Lords permanently block legislation? What can it do instead?
Answer: No; it cannot stop a law forever but can delay it and ask the Commons to reconsider specific details to ensure fairness.
Card 6
Question: Who is the Head of Government in the UK and how is this person chosen?
Answer: The Prime Minister; the leader of the party that wins the most seats in the Commons becomes Prime Minister.
Card 7
Question: What does the UK Cabinet do and who leads it?
Answer: The Cabinet manages the country’s affairs and is led by the Prime Minister.
Card 8
Question: What are the main political positions of the Labour Party as described?
Answer: Centre-left/democratic socialist; focus on workers' rights, protecting the NHS as fully public and better funded, stronger trade unions, higher minimu
Card 9
Question: Who leads the Labour Party (named in the content) and what slogan is mentioned?
Answer: Keir Starmer; they emphasize 'the many, not the few.'
Card 10
Question: What are the Conservative Party's general values and some 2026 campaign focuses?
Answer: Centre-right; value national sovereignty and fiscal responsibility. 2026 focuses: tax cuts for young people ('First Job Bonus'), helping high-street b