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Question 1

English Judges make Laws

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Who arrived after Callaghan? What did they do? When?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher, At the Strasbourg Summit in 1979, Britain was not respecting the acquis communautaires

Question 3

What are the dates of Charles 2nd?

Accepted Answer

1660, 1685

Question 4

Who is John Locke?

Accepted Answer

Justified notion of private property and contract basef on individualism, Explained concept of new liberalism

Question 5

English law is the most important source of law domestically

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

When was the 3rd Civil War?

Accepted Answer

1649, 1651

Question 7

What can we say about the British Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Royal prerogatives, Common and statute law, Uncodified

Question 8

How is the community budget financed?

Accepted Answer

From the members contributing, From revenues, customs duties on import from outside Europe

Question 9

The Prime Minister decides to dissolve Parliament

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What can we say about the British political culture?

Accepted Answer

Bi-partism

Question 11

What is mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Implementation of protectionist policies by state

Question 12

What can we say about Political liberalism?

Accepted Answer

Magna Carta = Pilar, the Cornerstone of liberty, Roots of political liberalism go back to the siding of the Magna Carta, Britain reject the principle of the Divine rights of King, 1st document to limit King's powers -> rebellion by the rulling class

Question 13

Wht can we say about the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Deep changes in the socio-eco infrastructure, Entrepreneurs flourished & rely on natural ressources & export outlet

Question 14

The British Constitution is Unwritten

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Who supported economic liberalism?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith (1723-1790), John Loke (1632-1704), David Ricardo (1772-1823)

Question 16

What can we say about him?

Accepted Answer

1673: Test Act= evrbody swears allegiance to Protestant Church

Question 17

What is the Battle of Boyne? When?

Accepted Answer

1690, James 2 tried to come back w/ Catholic forces

Question 18

All EU laws automatically became law in Britain

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

What is the economic liberalism?

Accepted Answer

First called as "Laissez-faire", against state protectionism & mercantilism, Due to rise of dynamic bourgeoisie & individualism w/ free trade principles

Question 20

What can we say about Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

More balance btw Parliament & King's powers, Parliament put conditions (Bill of Rights 1689)

Question 21

What is the BBQ?

Accepted Answer

British Budget Question, Because Britain more disadvantaged bc relies more on import from outside, Bc Britain main contributor to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Question 22

What are the dates of James 2?

Accepted Answer

1685, 1688

Question 23

What are the components of Churchill's 3 circles?

Accepted Answer

United Europe, English speaking world (US, AUSTRL, NZ, CNDA)

Question 24

Who is David Ricardo?

Accepted Answer

Capitalist manufacturer's point of view

Question 25

What is Neo Liberalism about?

Accepted Answer

Low taxation rate + less states spending and low inflation, Return of economic liberalism, Spend as little as possible for the state, Thatcher wanted to protect the freedom of the market by crushing opposition

Question 26

Who is Adam Smith?

Accepted Answer

Examined condition of production = the value, Labor (quantity of work necessa) vs Exchange value (amount in exchge prdct), Market obeys rule of supply & demand

Question 27

The British Parliament can amend or repeat any law that it wants

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

When was created the East India Company? Why?

Accepted Answer

Princip of free trade -> S.Ame & Afr agreed -> London = hub of Empire, 1600

Question 29

How many decisions did the 2007 Lisbon Treaty extended the QMV to?

Accepted Answer

44

Question 30

What are the dates of the Interregnum?

Accepted Answer

1660, 1649

Question 31

For what decisions did the 1992 Maastricht Treaty included QMV?

Accepted Answer

Environment, Education or Health, Economic policy, Financial policy

Question 32

What was the European Monetary System for Britain?

Accepted Answer

A way to develop more the single market

Question 33

What is Liberalism?

Accepted Answer

Emergence of political and economical liberalism, Born in 18th century, Individual rights accumulated at the expense of centralized power

Question 34

What is the Act of Union?

Accepted Answer

One single Parliament for one state -> creation of Britain, 1707

Question 35

Under the SEA, toward wich freedoms was 1992 regarded as a deadline?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of capitals, Freedom of goods, Freedom of people, Freedom of services

Question 36

What can we say about James 2?

Accepted Answer

Turned the Test Act in favor for Catholics, Faced many rebellios like Monmouth's rebellion in 1685

Question 37

Who is Guy Fawkes? What can we say about him?

Accepted Answer

Catholics fomented a plot against Parliament, Sent letters to friends saying not to go, Wanted to blow up Parliament

Question 38

How can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

Need to shift alliances in Europe, Eco liberalism dvlped bc of empire expansion & early industrialization, 1979: Arrival neo liberalism w/ Margaret Thatcher, 1860: 2% world's pop BUT 40-45% world's industrial output

Question 39

What did Callaghan think about it?

Accepted Answer

Accepted it in 1979 bc he hopped to renegotiate

Question 40

What is the doctrine of the sovergneity of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Right to mint money & control national money supply, Right to raise direct taxes, Parliament has uncontested power

Question 41

What is the Act of Settlement?

Accepted Answer

1701, Catholic excluded from succession to the throne (even if just married)

Question 42

What is the Interregnum?

Accepted Answer

Monarchy & House of Lords & Anglican Church abolished, It isolated England even more, Unprecedented King killed legally & England became a Republic w/ Cromwell, Period between Charles 1st and Charles 2nd

Question 43

Who can dissolve Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 44

The European Court of Justice could not change UK law

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

What happened?

Accepted Answer

1/4 of the population was murdered -> curse of Cromwell, Widened gap btw Catholic & Protestant

Question 46

What was the relationship between the European community and Britain in 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Single European Act in 02/86 = common market, Britain & Thatcher = architects of the UK integration in the EU

Question 47

How was 1945's Britain?

Accepted Answer

1949= creation Council of Europe inspired by Churchill 3 circles, Churchill wanted European integration

Question 48

To what is attached Britain?

Accepted Answer

Sterling area in 1931, NATO in 1949, Imperial preference in 1932

Question 49

For what decisions did the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty included QMV?

Accepted Answer

Equal opportunities, Partly foreign policy, Social policy, Employment

Question 50

All hereditary (inherited) peers have been removed from the House of Lords

Accepted Answer

False

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