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4: F
5: Since most non-white young immigrans were born in Britain , they have abandoned habits and attitudes that are radically dfferent from British ones(F)
6: Non-whites may develop a greater pride in their cultural roots as a defensive reaction to racism(T)
7: The size of the average family unit in Britain in lower than in most European coutries.(T)
8: Traditional, wedding, births and funerals are occasions for all relatives to come together(F)
9: Because the Brirish are very mobile and seldom live in the same place all their lives , their sense of local identity is not very strong(T)
10: The north south divide has lead to the fact that the northerners often fell ashamed of being less wealthy and cultured than the southerners(F)
THE APPEARANCE
1; The Qeen of Britain actually has almost absolute power,which is in contradiction with the concept of 'democracy'( T)
2: When Parliament has passed a bill, the Qeen has to officially approve it before it actually can become a law(T)\
3: The Qeen has the legal authority ti pardon a criminal who is to be sent to one of " Her Majesty's prisons'(?)
THE REALITY
1: The Qeen has to appoint Prime Minister the person that is supported by the majority in the house of commns( T)
2: Before holding an election, the PrimeM has to' request' a dissolution of parliament. The Qeen has the power to refuse this request(F)
STYLE OF DEMOCRACY
1: The British are not very enthusiastic about making new law, because they think: they know by themselves what they must or must not do
2: Britain is one of the very few European countries whose citizens : do not have an identity card
3: the" freedom of Information Act" is a law which: gives u the right to see the information the government has about u
4: Britain is a" democracy" in that ordinary citizens: choose who is to govern the country
THE CONSTITUTION
1: Britain is a 'constitutional monarchy' this mean that: B is governed by amonarch that is controlled by Parliament
2: The British constitution is : a collection of rules, regulations, principles and procedures that have been gradually built up over the centuries.
THE STYLE OF POLITICS
The house of commons is ' the most exclusive club in London' means that: all MPs feel a special sense of belong with each other
THE PARTY SYSTEM
1: Britain is decribed as having a" 2 party system' because the 2 main parties sccupy almost all the seats in the House of Common.
2: The ' Shadow cabinet' consists of : a team of opposition MPs that would form the Cabinet if their party were governing
3: Party members that are not MPs can have an effect on their parties policy in that : they can make their views known at the annual party conference
Polarized, Segregated, denomination, Commemorate, Patronizin, Vulnerability, Defensive, Chauvinisti, Ignorance, Exotic\
1: Nỏthern Ireland is a polarized Society explain? Where most people are born into, and stay in , one or other of the 2 communities for the whole of their lives. One the side of the divide are people whose ancestors came from lowland Scotland ỏ England.
2Show that the lives of 2 communities are almost entirely egregated? They live in different housing estates, listen to different radio and tv programmes, register with different doctors, have prescriptions made up by chemists of their own denominations, march to commemorate different anniversaries and read different newspaper . their children go to different schools, so that those who go to university often find themselves mixing with people from the other community for the first time in their lives.
3: Illustrate the ffact that political life in Britain is rather informal?
Parliament and government there is a tendency for imfortant decisions to be taken , not at official public meetings, or even at pre arranged private meetings, but at lunch or over drinks or in chance encounters in the corridors of power.
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