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Britain Institution Flashcards

1
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The British isles include two sovereign states .. ?

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The Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom

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2
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Give me the name of the autonomous crown dependency ?

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The Isle of Man

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Name of the isles close to the coast of France but are part of British isles (Not uk )

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The Channel Islands

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4
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Offshore islands ?

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Isle of Wight
Scilly isles

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United Kingdom is the name used to define … ?!

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The geopolitical entity under the direct jurisdiction of the British parliament in Westminster (London).

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The Uk has no written constitution ..

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It just has what is known as an “uncodified constitution”

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Uncodified constitution consists of ..?!

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A set of rules and regulation constituted by jurisprudence and laws (English and Scottish laws), and by various treaties and international argument to which the United kingdom has signed up.

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The 1st constitutional document ?

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Magnia carta, 1215 send by King John to put an end to the first Baron’s war

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9
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Britain is a …

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Constitutional monarchy, where the monarch reigns as head of state.

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10
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The Westminster Parliament consisting of..

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  • The House of Commons
  • The House of Lords
  • formally the monarch
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The executive UK government governs by passing its policies through

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  • Parliament as act of Parliament
  • Operates through ministries or departments heated by ministers or secretaries of states
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The leader of the executive is the Prime Minister who is appointed by?

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The monarch

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13
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The Prime Minister shares his power with..?

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The cabinet

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The judicial branch is independent of …?

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Legislative and executive branches of government

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The judges (judiciary) of the higher courts determine …

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The law and interpret Acts of parliament.

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The highest court of for many matters in the UK is now …

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The Supreme Court created in 2009.

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17
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28 October 2011 ?

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The Prime Minister of the 16 realms of the Commonwealth and the UK agreed to apply absolute primogeniture for persons born after date of the agreement.

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18
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They also made the decision to amend the 1701 act of settlement…

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That banned monarch from Marrying Catholics although the monarch would still need to be in communion with the church of England, so Anglican

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Royal executive power has disappeared yet the monarch still has formal constitutional roles and is …

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Head of state
Head of the executive , judiciary and legislature
Supreme governor of the church of England and commander in chief of the armed forces

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20
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The monarch is accepted to be:

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  • Political neutral
  • Is supposed to reign but not rule
  • Cannot make laws, impose taxes, spend public money
  • or act unilaterally
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21
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The Monarch performs important duties such as:

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  • opening and dissolving of the UK parliament
  • giving the royal assent to bills which have been passed by both house of Parliament.
  • Appointing government minister and public officials
  • Granting honors
  • appointing of the UK Prime Minister
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22
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Other costs incurred by the monarch as private individual or as severeign come:

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  • from the privy purse
  • From crowns on investments
23
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Numbers of privy councillors ?

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400 - the body works mostly through small groups.

24
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The most important tasks of privy council today are performed by

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It’s judicial committee

25
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What happened in 1258?

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An English council was formed by disaffected nobles under Simon de Montfort, who in 1264 summoned a Broader parliament that sat in 1265

26
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These aristocratic and part-time initiatives were followed in 1275 by…

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The model parliament of Edward I (1272-1307). Which was the first representative English parliament.
Its two houses consisted of Lord/ bishops and the Commons.

27
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The United Kingdom Parliament in London Palace of Westminster it comprises:

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  • The non-elected House of Lords
  • The elected House of Commons
  • The monarch
28
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The Scotland act 1998?

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Created the Scottish parliament at Holyrood

29
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The government of Wales act 1998?

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Created a Welsh assembly with less powers than the Scottish Parliament.

30
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The 1998 Belfast agreement or Good Friday agreement?

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Created a new Northern Ireland assembly (unionists and nationalists)

Nothern Irish parliament is located in Stormont.

31
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The House of Lords consists of…

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  • Lords temporal
  • Lords spiritual
32
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Lords spiritual are .. ?

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The archbishops of York and Canterbury and 24 señor bishops of the church of England.

33
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The Lords temporal comprise..

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92 peers and peeresses with heriditary titles and about 577 life peers and peeresses, who have been appointed by political parties and an independent appointment commission

34
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The veto of the House of Lords became a suspensive veto of :

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3 parliamentary sessions (2 years)

35
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1949 ?

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The second parliament act reduced the delay to only one year.

36
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The House of Commons has?

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650 members ( constituencies) of Parliament chosen from all parts of the UK.
- They are elected by voters
- Represent citizen in Parliament

37
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The speaker?

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Is the chief officer of the House of Commons assisted by 3 deputy speakers.
- Chosen by member of Parliament
- Interpret the rule of the house
- he’s an elected MP who, election to the speakers chair, to be political representative and becomes neutral official (as do the deputy speakers)

38
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Comment est fait un (Act of parliament)

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  • House of Commons —> 1st reading or formal introduction of the bill —> 2nd reading (debate on general principle) —> committee stage, scrutinise —> report stage (amendment) —> 3rd reading formal but debate possible —> House of Lords —> Monarch (royal assent)
39
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Hung Parliament

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The leading party has a minority of seats.

  • frontbenchers = premiers bancs
  • backbenchers = banquette arrière
40
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The UK government is the executive arm of political system centred on..

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Whitehall in London, where it department ministries and Prime Minister’s official residence.

41
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The government implements..

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Policies.

42
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The Prime Minister was historically ..

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The link between Monarch and Parliament

43
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The Cabinet is like..

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Comprises about 20 senior ministers known as secretaries of state

44
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The voting system

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  • British Commonwealth and Irish Republic citizen may vote if they are resident in UK and registered to vote.
  • must be age 18 - not subject to any disqualification (based sex or class)
  • mentally ill passion detain in hospitals not allowed to vote
  • Prisoners can’t vote either
  • Neither can members of the House of Lords
45
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5 different type of election:

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  • General elections: to form Westminster house of commons
  • Devolved elections: Parliament and assemblies of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
  • Local elections : for the local authorities
  • Mayoral elections for only some designed cities
  • By elections: to replace a member of of Parliament who die for example
46
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The exclusion crisis, 1688:

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Birth of two groups in the House of Commons
- The wigs
- the tories

47
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Reform act, 1832:

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The Tory party becomes the Conservative party in 1838

48
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Repeal of the corn laws, 1846:

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The Whigs And some conservatives get together to form the Liberal party

49
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In 1924, the Liberal party…

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Is not longer one of the two main parties but re emerged letter as the Liberal Democrat’s

50
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The independent labour party became..

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Labour party in 1906

51
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The UK Parliament? Seats ?

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650 seats, member of Parliament MPS; Westminster (London)

52
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The Scottish parliament? Seats.?

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129 seats; member of the Scottish Parliament MSPs — Holyrood (Edinburgh)

53
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The Northern Ireland assembly? Seats ?

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90 seats, Member of the Legislative Assembly MLAs ; Stormont (Belfast )

54
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The Welsh assembly

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Become the Welsh parliament on 6 May 2020:
60 seats; Assembly Members (Ams) ;
No specific name but located in Cardiff

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