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Capitalism

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The economic/ political system were businesses are owned privately and run for profit

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Democracy

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system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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Closed shop

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where the employer will only hire people who are members of a specific trade union

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Entrepreneur

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starts a business in hope for profit - often some risk associated with it

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Artisan

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Skilled trade - made by hand

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Knobstick

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refuses to join withdraws from a trade union

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Picketing

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Protesting outside the workplace

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Dividends

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money paid to shareholders in a business from the profits

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Mutualism

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a political/ economic system that favours common ownership of the means of production, and the establishment of cooperatives

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Cooperative economics

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people unite to reach their common social and economic needs

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Laissez faire economics

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economic system where businesses exist and trade free from government intervention

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Hunger politics

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movements for political change incited by economic issues like poor harvests

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Constitution

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a set off principles that determine how a state is governed

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Patronage

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where an MP is sponsored by a lord to present his views in the house of commons

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Pocket Borough

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borough is owned, land owner controlled the voting

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Rotten Borough

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a borough that has very few voters, often the MP could be selected by one family

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Sedition

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publication or speech that incites the people to rebel against the establishment

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two party system

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2 main parties dominate the government, one governing and one opposition

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Lobby

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halls in the HoP wher MPs may meet members of the public

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Adullamite (1866)

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anti reform faction of the liberal party

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Agrarian

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relates to agriculture - economic system based on agriculture

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Joint stock bank

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A bank where multiple shareholders split profits and liabilities

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Cottage industry

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manufacturing carried out in peoples homes

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What is the difference between parliament and government?

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The government are the people in charge of the country, parliament are an elected body who ensure the government take into account the views of the people.

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Trade Union

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a group of people of the same profession, who band together to protect their rights and interests

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New Model Unionism

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emphasised negotiation over strike action, artisan trades, and conservative views

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Aristocracy of labour

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distinction between elite proletariat (skilled workers) and unskilled workers

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Piecework

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workers paid according to the amount they produce

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TUC

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trade unions congress

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Parish

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small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor.

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Pauperism

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condition of being poor, and in the receipt of poor relief

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Panoptican

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a prison design that allows all inmates to be observed by a single watchman

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Less eligibility

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the workhouse had to be worse than the street

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Non - conformism

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refusal to be bound by accepted beliefs and customs