Chapter 3 and 4 Review

The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on _____.

• passing bills

• political parties

• advising the government

• public attitude

As a revising chamber, the House of Lords is expected to ______ the House of Commons.

• rival

• complement

• criticize

• inspect

_____ is at the center of the British political system.

• The Cabinet

• The House of Lords

• The House of Commons

• The Privy Council

The main duty of the British Privy Council is to _____.

• make decisions

• pass bills

• give advice

• supervise the Cabinet

Generally speaking, the British Parliament operates on a _______ system.

• single-party

• two-party

• three-party

• multi-party

In Britain, the parliamentary general election is held every ______ years.

• three

• four

• five

• six

The ______ in the early 1970s worsened an already stagnant economy in Britain.

• oil crisis

• high inflation rates

• large imports

• unemployment problem

Of the following practices, _____ did not belong to Thatcher's social welfare reform.

• reducing child benefits

• shortening the period of unemployment benefits

• reducing unemployment

• lowering old age pensions

The Blair government was successful in all the following aspects EXCEPT _____.

• limiting government spending

• keeping inflation under control

• reducing unemployment

• reducing inequality

Britian has devoted about _____ of its land area to agriculture.

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%