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Britain's position as an island has meant that is was less subject to invasion and conquest. However, it also had the added effect of |
complicationg matters with the European Union due to a feeling of separation from mainlaind Europe |
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The Magna Carta |
placed the first restrictions on the absolute power of the monarchy |
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Collectivism refers to |
the postwar consensus that the state should take on more responsibility for economic management and social welfare provision |
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All of the following are economic policies of the Coalition Government Except |
decreased training and social investment, especially for youth |
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which of the following statements is NOT true? |
the British constitution sets up a dual executive with powers equally shared between the prime minister and the monarch |
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The core constitutional principle defining the role of the legislature and the wholesystem of British government is called |
parliamentary sovereignty |
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Cabinet government includes all of the following EXCEPT |
choosing the next monarch |
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Which of the following is TRUE? |
The judiciary in Britain lacks the power of judicial review |
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Devolution has |
ledto an uneven distribution of power between the UK's various regions |
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The term backbenchers refers to |
members of PArliament who have no government office and rank-and-file members of the opposition |
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Britain's electoral system tends to |
exagerate the scale of victory of the largest party |
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the -------- has the power to delay and amend legislation and serves mainly as a chamber of revision |
House of Lords |
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The term "special relationship" refers to |
the relationship between Britain and the United States |
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Social policy in the UK today |
is characterized by austerity including recent budget cuts and changes to the National Health Service |
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The political institution that has the greatest impact on economic policy-making in the UK is the |
Europian Union |
