Britain Politics
Name the two major political parties
Labour Party, Conservative (Tories)
name the two major parties
Democrats and Republicans
two general facts about the size
the largest in history, about a quarter of the territory and a fifth of the people of the world
name the time of this movement
1950s, 1960s
name one example of settlement
Jamestown (first permanent British settlement 1607), Mayflower and Plymouth settlement
name the two houses of Parliament, start with the more important
House of Commons, House of Lords
name the symbols of the two parties
democrats -donkey, Republican - elephant
which phrase describes the size
the sun never sets on the British Empire
name two activists
ML King, Malcolm X
give two examples for groups of immigrants (waves of immigration)
Irish- Great famine, Germans - political persecution, economic reasons, Chinese - workers on the railway, Jews
who becomes a member in the lower house
policicians elected in the constituencies
name the three branches and their function
legislative - Congress, executive - President and administration, judicial -Supreme Court
name 5 former colonies
USA, Australia, Irland, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Malta, New Zealand
name the reasons and give examples
no equal rights, discrimination of black people, segregation (transport, schools, everywhere in social life)
name the "birth certificate" of the USA and reaons for its imortance
Declaration of Independence, all men are equal, right of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
name the members of the upper house
hereditary peers, life peers, bishops, arch bishops
Why is it called a system of checks and balances
powe is divided, no absolute power, watch and control each other
name three reasons for Britain establishing such an empire
strong political power, seafaring nation, leading in industrialisation
name two milestones and explain
Bus boycott, March on Washington, famous speech I have a dream
explain the Melting Pot Theory and its relevance today
people from different nations melted together, formed the "American people", gave up their language etc. today: salad bowl
evaluate the power of the monarch (give 4 examples)
political power limited, but head of state and Anglican church, head of Commonwealth, represntative function, opening speech in Parliament
who are the members in the three branches and for how long are they elected?
senators - one third every 6 years, representatives every two years, judges appointed for life time
What happened to the empire?
declined, wars of independence (Ireland, India), slowly transformation into the Commonwealth of nations
evaluate the results
equal rights act, voting rights act, but prejudice and police brutality
Explain the "American Dream" and refer to four basic aspects
nothing is impossible, you are only limited by your dreams, religious, political, economic and personal aspects