British & Welsh political systems Flashcards

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1
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Welsh national anthem (established by tradition)

A

“Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau”

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2
Q

Who wrote “Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau”

A

Evan & James James

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3
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political system in UK

A

democratic parliamentary monarchy

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4
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Constitution in the UK is …

A

uncodified (written in different documents)
unitary

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5
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Two types of parliament

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Single-party government
/ hung parliament

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6
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Number of prime ministers, cabinet ministers + others

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1 - prime minister
22 - cabinet ministers
97 - other ministers

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7
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Total number of ministers in the UK

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120

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8
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Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

A

Larry

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9
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Chief Mouser to the HM Treasury

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Gladstone

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10
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Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Palmerston

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11
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(DATE)
Who/when established Cymru Fydd

A

1886
Cymru Fydd - Young Wales

Thomas Edward Ellis

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12
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Result of the 1979 referendum

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referenfun decisively rejected

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13
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Result of the 1997 referendum

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only slightly above 50% for devolution

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14
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Outcome of the 1997 referendum

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1998 - Government of Wales Act

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15
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The First Elections after the 1998 Government of Wales Act

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1999

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16
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(DATE)
Third devolution referendum

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2011