AP Comp GOPO United Kingdom

An important source of rational-legal legitimacy in Britain is

• common law

• the monarchy

• the written constitution

• the "three pillars"

Which of the following is an accurate description of the influence of social class on voting in modern Britain?

• The working class strongly supports the Labour Party , and the middle class strongly supports the Conservative Party.

• Social class is not an important an influence on voter loyalties and opinions as is age.

• Social class is still a strong influence on voter choices in England, but it has little impact on voters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

• The working class tends to support Labour and the middle class tends to support the Conservatives, but lines of distinction have blurred in recent years.

All of the following are powers of the British House of Commons EXCEPT:

• debating and refining potential legislation

• serving as a source of all current and future ministers

• initiating policy and legislation

• keeping communication lines open between voters and ministers

Which of the following is the BEST description of the role the British bureaucracy plays in the political system?

• It is a major source for recruitment of new cabinet members

• Top level bureaucrats serve as major source of stability because they make a career of government service

• Although bureaucrats don't often run for public office, they are often leaders of political parties

• Bureaucrats only carry out decisions made by the cabinet and have little policy making power

The British parliamentary system is most fundamentally characterized by

• Clear separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches

• a strong judicial branch with powers of judicial review

• very little separation of powers between the cabinet and parliament

• a bureaucracy that strictly follows orders from the cabinet

Which of the following principles of governance has been MOST directly responsible for blocking the development of judicial review in Britain?

• multi-nationalsim

• plurality voting system

• noblesse oblige

• parliamentary sovereignty

In British politics, the most significant "check" on the prime minister and cabinet is the

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

• loyal opposition

• bureaucracy

In the twentieth century, the greatest social cleavage manifested in British politics was

• CLASS

• GENDER

• RELIGION

• URBAN VS RURAL

Which of the following is the best overall description for political and economic change over time in the British political system?

• Britain's history is marked with many violent revolutions and radical changes

• Britain's history is remarkably stable, and the country has changed very little in the last 200 years

• Britain has been subjected to dramatic, violent political change, but its economic changes have been gradual

• Britain's change has mainly been gradual, with significant social reforms along the way

Which of the following is a consequence of the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009 ?

• The United Kingdom finally became a substantive democracy with a powerful system of judicial review over primary legislation.

• After the Supreme Court was established, justices began working on the legal groundwork for the British exit from the European Union, or Brexit.

• The United Kingdom is no longer bound by laws of the European Convention on Human Rights, at the insistence of British local judges.

• The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty remains intact, which means the Supreme Court has limited powers and cannot overturn parliamentary legislation.