AP Comparative Politics Great Britain

Who is the head of the state in the UK?

• the president
• the Queen
• the Prime Minister

Who is the head of the government in the UK?

• the President
• the Queen
• the Prime Minister

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MPs are members of ...

• The House of Commons
• The House of Lords

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

A set of public policies designed to provide for citizens' needs through direct or indirect provision of pensions, healthcare... assistance to the poor... etc. 

• Hegemonic Power
• Welfare State
• NeoLiberalism
• Capitalism

The doctrine that grants the legislature the power to make or overturn any law and permits no veto or judicial review

• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers
• Parliamentary Sovereignty

Women initially gained their right to vote in 1918... But only for those women 30+ years of age... In what year were women made equal, in voting, as men?

• 1918
• 1919
• 1928
• 1945

With no clear majority in Parliament (House of Commons), the past PM's have had to rely on a _____________ government... Consisting of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties

• Coalition 
• NeoLiberal
• Democratic
• Pluralist

In contrast to a Federalist system; Great Britain was once controlled by the government in London, solely. This is an example of a ________.

• Bicameral
• Authoritarian
• Oligarchy
• Unitary State

With the Prime Minister serving as a member of Parliament, the government sees the executive and legislative branches merged / rather than separate as we have it in the States... This is an example of...

• Unitary State
• Fusion of Powers
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Cabinet Government

______________ resigned as Prime Minister following the British Referendum to the leave the European Union. ____________is the Current PM.

• Winston Churchill / Margaret Thatcher
• Theresa May / David Cameron
• Prince William / Nigel Farage
• David Cameron / Theresa May