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Westminster System - correct answers The parliamentary system of Great Britain,
which has been copied and adapted by many other countries including Australia.
Third Way - correct answers Political compromise between the right and the left,
exemplified in the 90's by Tony Blair's New Labour Party
Magna Carta - correct answers British charter of liberties signed by King John in
1215 that limited the power of the monarch and gave rights to feudal barons
Oliver Cromwell - correct answers English military, political, and religious figure
who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called
for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as
a virtual dictator.
Glorious Revolution - correct answers Bloodless power-switch in 1688 that
removed King James II and installed Mary, his daughter, and William of Orange
Bill of Rights (1689) - correct answers Drawn up by Parliament and presented to
King William II and Queen Mary, it listed certain rights of the British people. It also
limited the king's powers in taxing and prohibited the maintenance of a standing
army in peacetime.
, Sir Robert Walpole - correct answers First prime minster and the leader of the
Whigs
Tories - correct answers nickname for the conservative party in England
Whigs - correct answers political party in England that opposed the policies of the
monarch
1832 Reform Act - correct answers The whigs pushed a reform act that doubled
the size of the electorate
1928 - correct answers The year that women aged 21 and over were granted the
right to vote
Labour (Party) - correct answers A part that formed as an outgrowth of the trades
unions movement. It represented the working class and aimed to develop the
welfare state
Collectivist consensus - correct answers Postwar agreement between conservative
and labour party in social reforms
Margaret Thatcher - correct answers Prime Minister who blamed the financial
crisis on spending for the welfare state. She lowered taxes and privatized British
business.
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