Great Britain Review

Can you answer these questions?

What does the Union Jack stand for?

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The union of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


What did the Magna Carta preserve?

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Rights of English Nobles


When did Parliament eclipse the monarch?

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At the Glorious Revolution.


What is a “two-plus” party system?

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Two big parties and several small ones.


What is proportional representation?

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Electoral system of multimember districts with seats awarded by percentage party wins.


What is a British “public” school?

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an elite private school


Who are the middle class?

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Professionals or those paid salaries

 

Who are the working class?

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Those paid an hourly wage

 

What does it mean to be “deferential”?

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Accepting leadership of social superiors

 

What was the “Thatcher Cure?”

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Economic cuts to bureaucracy, welfare and subsidies to industry

 

What is the “British Disease?”

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Consuming without producing


What are the things Britons quarrel about?

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National Health Service, Northern Ireland, and racism, EU, and devolution.

 


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