UK parts
The United Kingdom comprises of the following:
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What is the population of the UK?
65-70 million
What is the name of the current Monarch?
King Charles III
What were the two major parties 100 years ago?
Liberals and Conservatives (Tories)
Which party introduced the first welfare state reforms and when?
The Liberals in the 1920s.
The capital of Wales
Cardiff
What is the ratio of the areas of the UK and Hungary?
UK is about two and half times bigger than Hungary.
What are the two parts of the Parliament are called?
House of Lords and House of Commons
How could you define the state of the UK? 2 expressions, altogether 4 words, please.
Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy
Which party introduced the second wave of welfare state reforms and when?
The Labour Party after WWII
The Capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
What is the ratio of the populations of the UK and Hungary?
UK has about seven times more population than Hungary.
What are the two major parties today?
Labour and Conservatives
Regulary, general elections are held:
every five years.
Please, tell two types of benefits introduced by these reforms
Unemployment benefit, pension, health insurance and free health care, minimum wage
The Capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
Which country has a higher population density? Hungary or the UK?
The UK.
What is the name of the legislative body?
The Houses of Parliament
What is the name of the executive power and what is the leader position's name?
The British government and the Prime Minister
What is NHS?
National Health Service: a universal free health care system introduced after WWII
Why is only the Northern part of Ireland is part of the UK?
Because the Republic Ireland was established in 1922.
Which country has the higher population in Europe?
Germany
What is a constituency?
an area the residents of which elect one Member of the Parliament?
What is the essence of the first past the post system?
The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat and becomes a Member of the Parliament. None of the other candidates get any kind of compensation regardless of the number of votes they received.
What made 20th century UK great?
Havinga highly successful and efficient economic system that was created back in the 19th century (capitalism), they managed to establish a social security system that resulted in a higher life expectancy and a higher quality of life for its citizens in the 20th century.