Unit 3-4I. Multiple Choice1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government?A. It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power.B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.C. It has no written form of constitution.D. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world.2. Which of the following kings believed the “Divine Right”to govern, and was condemned to death during the English Civil War?A. James IB. Charles IC. King JohnD. James II3. Which of the following succeeded to the throne when James I died in 1625?A. Charles IB. James IIC. Richard ID. William III4.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is reigned over by , but ruled by .A. the government/the MonarchB. the Monarch/the governmentC. the Parliament/Constitutional monarchD. the Cabinet/Queen Elizabeth5. The executive power is in the hands of .A. ParliamentB. The House of CommonsC. The Cabinet headed by the Prime MinisterD. The Queen6. Which of the following is not correct?A. The Queen holds meetings of the Privy Council.B. The Queen receives reports of Cabinet meetings in her weekly sessions with the Prime Minister.C. The Queen must take sides when a dispute arises in the CabinetD. The Queen is informed of, and consulted on every aspect of national life,7. The real power of the House of Lords lies in .A. helping to pass Money BillsB. delaying billsC. discussing billsD. being Supreme Court8.Most of the practical work of the government is done by .A. the Prime MinisterB. the Cabinet ministersC. the civil servantsD. the heads of departments9. Why are so many party members elected to Parliament in each Election in Britain?A. Because party members usually enjoy better reputation.B. Because party members have more experience in forming a government.C. Because party members have the backing of nationwide organizations.D. Because people trust party members to a greater degree.10. Which group of people is considered as the middle class?A. Those with incomes from rents and property payments.B. Those who dealt with paper, either in business or in a profession.C. Those who did manual labor.D. Those who had a great deal of money.11. is the primary opposition to the Conservatives.A. The Liberal PartyB. The Conservative PartyC. The Labour PartyD. The Liberal Democrat Party12. The Labour Party became one of the two major parties after .A. 1916B. 1922C. 1930D. 194513. The Conservative Party supports the following policies except .A. denationalizationB. free enterpriseC. extending the social serviceD. cautious social reform14. By is a “vote of no confidence” decided.A. the House of CommonsB. the House of LordsC. the two major partiesD. the Prime Minister15. Some industries that had been nationalized (taken over by the state) after 1945, such as .A. British Oil CorporationB. British AirwayC. British TelecommunicationsD. all of the aboveII. Fill in the blanks.1. In Britain, the Queen, whose principal role id symbolic, is also involved in theday-to-day workings of government. Among other things, she holds meetings of the Council----her personal advisory council, and in her weekly sessions with the Prime Minister, she receives reports of meetings.2. The Bill passed by the Parliament in 1689 after that the Revolution in Britain is known as the English Bill of which marked not only a sharp decline in powers of the Monarch, but also the beginning of the British Monarchy.3. When Queen Anne died without any heirs, the English throne was offered to her nearest relative, George of Hanover , who thus became George Iof .4. In the English Civil War, the “Roundhead” supported while the “cavalier” supported .5. Parliament in Britain, strictly speaking, consists of three elements .6. 1688-1689, supported by the Parliament, King William II a Dutch prince, and his British wife Queen Mary II overthrew James II without bloodshed and became the joint rules of England. This was called . William and Mary then signed , which severely limited the king or queen’ s power, and since then began.7. The British Prime Minister from the Conservative Party who was also known as the “Iron Lady” was .8. In the British system of government, the leader of the party with the largest number of members returned to the House of during the becomes the Prime Minister.9. There are five grades of English peers (nobleman). From the highest to the lowest, they are , , earl, and .10. There are three major parties in the UK: , the Labour Partyand .III. Explain the items.1.the Great Council;2. Magna Charter;3.Constitutional Monarchy;4. The Bill of Rights of 1689;5. Oliver Cromwell;6. NHS and its waiting list;7. Nationalization;8. “first-past-the post” election system;9. Shadow Cabinet; 10. Privatization; 11. General Election in Britain; 12. English Class System; 13. V ote of no confidenceIV. Answer the questions.1. What is the “Glorious Revolution”? Explain its significance.2. What are some of the characteristics of the British Constitution? Please use examples to illustrate your point.3. Why and how did the English Parliament come into being?4. What are the primary sources of British law and their common feature?5. What are the main features of British electoral system?6. Explain and assess the impact of New Labor’s constitutional reforms (e.g. Devolution, House of Lords, European policy, etc.) on British national identity.7. How would you contrast the British Liberal and Conservative parties between 1860 and 1890?8. Comment on Labor’s social and economic policies after the Second World War.。