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The House of Commons has how many members currently?

650

Which of the following statements best describes British political culture?

Almost all the British respect the democratic rules of the game.

What is the term used to describe British newspapers that are considered quality, non-tabloid papers?

Broadsheets

Geographically, the United Kingdom is roughly equivalent in size to what American state?

California

The Confederation of British Industries (CBI) is most closely associated with which political party?

Conservative

The party that was in power the longest in the twentieth century was the

Conservative party

Since the 1960s, what has been the biggest indicator of the decline in British civic culture?

Declining self-identification with Britain, especially by Welsh and Scots

Someone who opposes British integration into the European Union is known as a

Euroskeptic

Which type of electoral model does England use?

First-past-the-post

The majority of the legislative power in the United Kingdom resides with the

House of Commons

What was significant about Clause 4 of the Labour Party original manifesto?

It called for the nationalization of key British industries

Who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as prime minister?

John Major

The divisions between Protestants and Catholics that split Europe did not have the same impact on Britain because

King Henry VIII established the Church of England

The new party that was formed in 1987 is now known as the

Liberal Democratic Party

The current head of the Liberal Democratic party is

Nick Clegg

The Good Friday Agreement helped ease tensions between

Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland/Ulster

Which of the following was a nickname given to Margaret Thatcher?

The "iron lady"

What was the name of the document, issued in 1942, that called for a social insurance program to be created for allcitizens, making them eligible for health care, unemployment insurance, pensions, and free university tuition?

The Beveridge Report

Which current British political party has its roots in the English nobility?

The Conservative Party

Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is also known by what name?

Ulster

The "collectivist consensus" in Britain refers to

a general agreement in the post-World War II decades about the role of government

Laissez-faire refers to

a policy of eliminating government intervention in the economic market place

A regime in political science terminology is

a prevailing system or pattern of government

An important parliamentary vote is signified by

a three line whip

An important element of political legitimacy is

acceptance of a country's regime

Collective responsibility in practice means that

all cabinet members support all cabinet decisions

The 1701 Act of Settlement was important because it

asserted that the monarchy had to govern according to Parliament laws

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 established that the monarch would, from that point forward, always be Protestantand would

be accountable to Parliament

Margaret Thatcher was part of a generation of conservative politicians that

believed the market should play a dominant role in economic policy

A political party which attempts to reach out to a broad cross section of society instead of to narrow class, regional, or issue groups is called a (an)

catch-all party

Industrial democracies are characterized by

competitive elections

In systems theory, which of the following would be identified as a product (output) of a political system?

defining pollution standards to be enforced

The definition of state could include

elected legislatures organized crime labor unions political parties

The Cold War contributed to the development of industrial democracies by

encouraging massive American investment in rebuilding European and Japanese economies

The Labour Party's successes in the past twenty years were built in part on Tony Blair's

engaging and open image, which he presented in person and on television

The ideology of pre-World War II Italy, Germany, and Hungary was

fascism

The most important role of an interest group is to

garner support for the policy positions favored by the group

The most common definition of power used in comparative government is

getting people to do what they otherwise would not

A term used to accurately describe the development of the British state is

gradual

The term "loony left" was used to describe Labour in the 1980s because

its policies were so radical

Which of the following is not deemed important for the success of a democratic regime?

laissez-faire economic policies

When comparing the development of democratic society in the United States and Great Britain, one aspect theyshared was

major crises were largely resolved before the next one came

Within a parliamentary system, small political parties can still have influence and political power because they

may be the deciding votes in forming a ruling coalition

Blair's New Labour was born out of

moderation of unions' socialistic policies

The issue of immigration in Great Britain is

of great importance to the public

The most important difference between interest groups and political parties is that

only political parties normally run candidates in elections

In the past twenty years the British courts have

played a more active role in overturning laws

The nation is a psychological (rather than an institutional) concept and can be based on

religion culture language history

Rather than operating under the literal "rule of the people," democratic countries have adopted

representative forms of government

The head of the minority party in the House of Commons becomes the leader of the opposition, and in is charge ofwhat is known as the

shadow cabinet

Gradualism, when used to describe the creation of the British state, usually means that

state building issues were dealt with sequentially rather than simultaneously

In recent years, the most difficult policy issues for Britain's Conservative Party to resolve internally have revolved around

the European Union

In the United Kingdom, most labor unions' actions are coordinated by

the Trades Union Congress

The broad agreement on social policy during the 1950s and 1960s was known as

the collectivist consensus

Minor parties have traditionally won relatively few seats in the House of Commons because

the electoral system discriminates against them

In the context of comparative politics, a state is

the people and institutions that exercise power within a defined political environment

Political culture is

the set of basic values and assumptions people hold about their political systems

Lobbying in Britain is done primarily

to influence party leaders and top civil servants

In a first-past-the-post electoral system, seats in the legislature are allocated

to whichever candidate gets the most votes in a given district

The former communist states' almost-complete control over their societies, politics, and economics was often called

totalitarianism