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Protestant faith of the monarh was assured by start learning		Act of Settlement 1701
Robert Walope is considered start learning		the firm PM
The Republic of Ireland gained sovereignty and left the Commonwealth in start learning		1949
The term „Bloody Sunday” refers to start learning		riods in Londonderry in 1972
The final stage that a bill must pass to become an Act of Parliament is start learning		The Royal Assent
The reason the UK holds on to „the first past the post system is start learning		it favours big parties
The National Government of 1940 was formed because start learning		it was thought party politics should be suspended and a united front be presented to Germany in order to win the war
The term Big Society refers to start learning		Cameron politics
Tony Blair’s term ‘an opportunity socjety” refers to start learning		his future vision for the working class
Clause 4 of the Labour party manifesto reffered to start learning		the party’s commitment to nationalization
Privy Purse refers to the Sovereign’s income from start learning		the Dutchy of Lancaster
The Falkland Islands and Giblartar are British start learning		dependent territories
Commonwealth Immigration Act (1962) was passed start learning		to restrict the numer of immigrants from the former colonies, especially from Kenya& Uganda
Precariat is the name for – poorest, most deprived class start learning		poorest, most deprived class
Celts settled in Britain&Ireland during the start learning		late Bronze/early Iron Age
„Anger, sky, egg, he” are examples of the influence of start learning		Scandiavian
The beginnings of the common law are associated with – Henry 2 start learning		Henry 2
Mary 1 belonged to the start learning		Tudor House
The Civil War (1642-1649) was NOT fought for the reason start learning		to give more power to the king
Today descendants of Gaels still live in start learning		Ireland and Scotland
'Witan' was a name of Anglo-Saxon king start learning		King’s Council
Simon de Monfort is associated with start learning		a) the beginnings of Parliament, b) leading the baron's rebellion, c) opposing Henry III, d) all of the above(odpowiedz)
The first king of Great Britain was start learning		James 1
Judicial independence was assured by start learning		The Act of Settlement 1701
The Battle of the Boyne (1690) was fought between the armies of William Orange and start learning		James 2
The Parliament whose opposition to the king led to the English Civil War in the 17th century was called start learning		Long Parliament
Constitutional monarchy developed in Britain in the start learning		17 century
Constitutional crisis and two general elections in 1910 were brought about by start learning		The attitude of the House of Lords
Which is not the remaining power of the British Monarch start learning		suggest taxation to the Commons
What was not part of the post WWII ideological consensus – law taxes start learning		law taxes
The Commonwealth is start learning		former British Empire countries
The Isle of Man and Channel Islands are – not part of UK start learning		not part of UK
The Thatcherism is NOT usually linked with start learning		nationalization
The main export partners of the UK are start learning		USA & Germany
The current unemployment rate in the UK is about start learning		4.2%
According to the 2013 BBC survey Precariat is start learning		poorest, most deprived class
Since 2011, general elections in the UK take place start learning		every 5 years
Proportional representation has long been the main target of the start learning		LibDems
David Cameron does not perform one of the following functions start learning		Leader of the House of Commons
Systematic Roman concquest of Britain began in start learning		54BC
The last Saxon king was start learning		Edward the Confessor
Mary 1 belonged to the start learning		Tudor House
By the end of the Hundred Years’ War the British start learning		only gained the area around Calais
In the 18 century the Whigs start learning		Opposed any inetrference in politics by the monarchy
Inverted snobbery means start learning		criticizing anything associated with high social status
Working class activism in the 19th and early 20th centuries was closely connected start learning		Trade Union movement
A large influx of immigrants to the UK in 1945 was mainly attributed to start learning		there was a labour shortage post WW2
The reason Sir Anthony Eden resigned as PM in 1957 was start learning		the role Britain played in the Suez Crisis
The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are start learning		not part of GB b) not part of UK c) not part of EU d) all of the above GOOD ANSWER: d) all of the above

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