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Question 1

The Prime Minister decides to dissolve Parliament

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

When was the 3rd Civil War?

Accepted Answer

1649, 1651

Question 3

What was the European Monetary System for Britain?

Accepted Answer

A way to develop more the single market

Question 4

What is the Act of Union?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Who supported economic liberalism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What can we say about the British political culture?

Accepted Answer

Bi-partism

Question 8

What are the dates of the Interregnum?

Accepted Answer

1649, 1660

Question 9

What are the dates of James 2?

Accepted Answer

1685, 1688

Question 10

How was 1945's Britain?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Who is John Locke?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Who is Adam Smith?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

What can we say about Political liberalism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What are the components of Churchill's 3 circles?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is Liberalism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

English Judges make Laws

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What is the BBQ?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Wht can we say about the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What is the economic liberalism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

What happened?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 22

How can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 23

How is the community budget financed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 24

What is the Act of Settlement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 25

What did Callaghan think about it?

Accepted Answer

Accepted it in 1979 bc he hopped to renegotiate

Question 26

What is the Interregnum?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 27

What is the doctrine of the sovergneity of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 28

The European Court of Justice could not change UK law

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Who is David Ricardo?

Accepted Answer

Capitalist manufacturer's point of view

Question 30

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 31

What can we say about the British Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Royal prerogatives, Common and statute law, Uncodified

Question 32

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 33

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What are the dates of Charles 2nd?

Accepted Answer

1660, 1685

Question 35

To what is attached Britain?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 36

For what decisions did the 1992 Maastricht Treaty included QMV?

Accepted Answer

Environment, Economic policy, Financial policy, Education or Health

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

44

Question 39

What is mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Implementation of protectionist policies by state

Question 40

What is the Battle of Boyne? When?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 41

All EU laws automatically became law in Britain

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

English law is the most important source of law domestically

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

What is Neo Liberalism about?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 44

What can we say about Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 46

When was created the East India Company? Why?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 47

What can we say about him?

Accepted Answer

1673: Test Act= evrbody swears allegiance to Protestant Church

Question 48

For what decisions did the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty included QMV?

Accepted Answer

Partly foreign policy, Social policy, Equal opportunities, Employment

Question 49

Who can dissolve Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 50

The British Constitution is Unwritten

Accepted Answer

False

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