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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