Exam 2: United Kingdom

A) House of Lords
B) House of Commons
C) prime minister
D) cabinet
E) regional legislatures

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A) Celtic law
B) Code law
C) Roman law
D) Common law
E) Informal law

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A) Islamic extremist bombings in 2005 and urban riots in 2011.
B) urban riots in 2007 and Irish Catholic terrorism in 2012.
C) Irish Catholic riots in 2010 and Islamic extremist bombings the same year.
D) violent Protestant demonstrations in both Ireland and Scotland in recent years.
E) a rash of anti-Muslim hate crimes in major British cities in 2010.

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A) Scottish support for Blair's Iraq policy
B) the Labour Party's refusal to devolve power to Scotland
C) economic revival in Scotland
D) the promise by the EU of membership for an independent Scotland
E) British military abuses against the Scottish people in the early 2000s

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A) Whigs.
B) Reds.
C) Tories.
D) Backbenchers.
E) Thatcherites.

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The United Kingdom's current coalition government was formed in 2010 after the general election resulted in a hung parliament, with no single party winning a majority of seats. The Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, led by Nick Clegg, in order to create a stable government. The primary challenges facing the coalition government include balancing the differing policy priorities of the two parties, managing public expectations, and navigating the complexities of coalition decision-making. Additionally, the coalition has faced criticism and opposition from other political parties and the public, leading to tensions and difficulties in implementing their agenda. The United Kingdom's political system is an unlikely candidate for coalition government due to its historical reliance on a two-party system, with power alternating between the Conservative and Labour parties. The first-past-the-post electoral system also tends to favor larger parties and makes it difficult for smaller parties to gain representation. As a result, coalition governments are relatively rare in the UK, and the current coalition faces unique challenges in navigating this unfamiliar territory.

A) authoritarian
B) majoritarian
C) checks and balances
D) separation of powers
E) corporatist

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A) Scottish independence.
B) Northern Irish terrorism.
C) recent British prime ministers.
D) the office of the Speaker of the House.
E) the office of mayor of London.

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A) the first coalition government involving the Scottish National Party and a major party; a dramatic reduction in popular support for the Labour Party
B) a reduction in the size of the Labour Party in Parliament to that of a smaller party, roughly equivalent to that of the Liberal Democrats or the SNP; the forming of a coalition government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats
C) a rise in the popular vote for the UKIP to 13 percent; the taking of ten seats in Parliament by the UKIP
D) the winning of an outright majority by the Conservatives; the resignation of Ed Miliband
E) the replacement of David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister; a general popular acceptance of the austerity measures of the previous government

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A) He was more accepting of his party's status quo mode of operation.
B) He devolved more power to regional governments.
C) He moved the country away from free-market policies.
D) He sought to strengthen the power of trade unions.
E) He sought a cooperative but more distant relationship with the United States.

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B

A) Protestants make up the majority of the population, although Catholics constitute approximately 40 percent.
B) Catholics make up the majority of the population.
C) Protestants make up the majority of the population.
D) Almost all citizens of Northern Ireland are Catholic.
E) Almost all citizens of Northern Ireland are Protestant.

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A) the MPs in Parliament are notoriously hard to control, and their independence counts as a sort of third party.
B) the Labour Party has two unofficial wings that operate with different policy objectives.
C) the House of Lords is part of government but is not popularly elected.
D) the Scottish National Party holds only a regional sway instead of a national one.
E) the Liberal Democratic Party trails far behind the Conservative and Labour parties in electoral strength.

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E

A) The United Kingdom identifies itself with continental Europe far more strongly than it does with cross-Atlantic partners.
B) Both Labour- and Tory-led governments strongly supported the U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
C) The British Parliament supported David Cameron's bill to intervene in the Syrian civil war.
D) Britain rejected participation in a coalition to intervene in Libya in 2011.
E) The United Kingdom retains a relatively small army compared to its Western European counterparts.

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A) The United Kingdom has not joined the EU.
B) The United Kingdom is a full EU member and has adopted the euro as its currency.
C) The United Kingdom is an EU member but has opted out of some aspects of the EU, including the single currency.
D) The United Kingdom was a founding member of the EU and dominates its politics.
E) The United Kingdom is a transitional member of the EU, with membership conditional on acceptance of the single currency.

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A) Catholic supporters.
B) the monarchy.
C) Scotland.
D) supporters of Parliament.
E) peasant laborers.

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