Question 1

The current mayor of London,notable for being the first nonwhite and Muslim mayor of a major Western capital,is

Accepted Answer

A) Sadiq Khan. 
B) Boris Johnson. 
C) Ken Livingstone. 
D) Nigel Farage. 
A) Sadiq Khan. 
B) Boris Johnson. 
C) Ken Livingstone. 
D) Nigel Farage.

Question 2

What type of social division or identity is most salient in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic 
B) religious 
C) class-based 
D) regional 
A) ethnic 
B) religious 
C) class-based 
D) regional

Question 3

The Conservative Party is also known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Whigs. 
B) Reds. 
C) Backbenchers. 
D) Tories. 
A) Whigs. 
B) Reds. 
C) Backbenchers. 
D) Tories.

Question 4

In which of the following ways does the Labour Party differ from the Conservative Party?

Accepted Answer

A) It has proved less willing to engage in coalition governments. 
B) It has formally reduced the once-dominant role of trade unions in party policy. 
C) It is more ideologically pure. 
D) It has suffered more internal divisions. 
A) It has proved less willing to engage in coalition governments. 
B) It has formally reduced the once-dominant role of trade unions in party policy. 
C) It is more ideologically pure. 
D) It has suffered more internal divisions.

Question 5

What does it mean for the United Kingdom's political regime to be majoritarian? What about the structural relationship among the legislature,judiciary,and executive encourages majoritarianism,and what effect has it had on electoral politics in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will specify that a majori

Question 6

is a system based on local customs and precedent,and serves as the basis for contemporary legal systems in the United Kingdom (except Scotland).

Accepted Answer

A) Celtic law 
B) Code law 
C) Common law 
D) Informal law 
A) Celtic law 
B) Code law 
C) Common law 
D) Informal law

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes results of the 2015 elections as they relate to the smaller British parties?

Accepted Answer

A) The SNP demonstrated surprising strength in the 2015 election,nearly sweeping all of Scotland's 59 seats in Parliament. 
B) The United Kingdom Independence Party won increased support for its anti-EU platform,but it still holds only five seats in Parliament. 
C) The showing of the Liberal Democratic Party made the best case in a half century for the viability of a three-party system. 
D) The Liberal Democrats,who had maintained a coalition government with the Conservatives,were able to earn greater support by riding on the popularity of the Conservative Party in the 2014 elections. 
A) The SNP demonstrated surprising strength in the 2015 election,nearly sweeping all of Scotland's 59 seats in Parliament. 
B) The United Kingdom Independence Party won increased support for its anti-EU platform,but it still holds only five seats in Parliament. 
C) The showing of the Liberal Democratic Party made the best case in a half century for the viability of a three-party system. 
D) The Liberal Democrats,who had maintained a coalition government with the Conservatives,were able to earn greater support by riding on the popularity of the Conservative Party in the 2014 elections.

Question 8

The English Civil War resulted in a victory for

Accepted Answer

A) Catholic supporters. 
B) the monarchy. 
C) supporters of Parliament. 
D) peasant laborers. 
A) Catholic supporters. 
B) the monarchy. 
C) supporters of Parliament. 
D) peasant laborers.

The current mayor of London,notable for being the first nonwhite and Muslim mayor of a major Western capital,is

What type of social division or identity is most salient in the United Kingdom?

The Conservative Party is also known as the

In which of the following ways does the Labour Party differ from the Conservative Party?

What does it mean for the United Kingdom's political regime to be majoritarian? What about the structural relationship among the legislature,judiciary,and executive encourages majoritarianism,and what effect has it had on electoral politics in the United Kingdom?

is a system based on local customs and precedent,and serves as the basis for contemporary legal systems in the United Kingdom (except Scotland).

Which of the following statements accurately describes results of the 2015 elections as they relate to the smaller British parties?

The English Civil War resulted in a victory for

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The current mayor of London,notable for being the first nonwhite and Muslim mayor of a major Western capital,is

What type of social division or identity is most salient in the United Kingdom?

The Conservative Party is also known as the

In which of the following ways does the Labour Party differ from the Conservative Party?

What does it mean for the United Kingdom's political regime to be majoritarian? What about the structural relationship among the legislature,judiciary,and executive encourages majoritarianism,and what effect has it had on electoral politics in the United Kingdom?

is a system based on local customs and precedent,and serves as the basis for contemporary legal systems in the United Kingdom (except Scotland).

Which of the following statements accurately describes results of the 2015 elections as they relate to the smaller British parties?

The English Civil War resulted in a victory for

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

United States

France

Germany

Japan

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Russia

China

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