Case Study: UK

Question 1

Geography of UK

Answer 1

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Question 2

Geography of Great Britain

Answer 2

England, Wales, Scotland

Question 3

Who created and supported neoliberal polices in the UK during the 1980s-90s?

Answer 3

Margaret Thatcher

Question 4

Brexit

Answer 4

In 2016, Britain leaves the EU

Question 5

Fusion of powers in UK Parliament - can make or overturn any law, has supreme leg, ex. judicial authority

Answer 5

Parliamentary sovereignty

Question 6

How is House of Commons Elected?

Answer 6

SMD

Question 7

Originally, 2/3 of manual workers, Now, moderate center-left party

Answer 7

Labour Party

Question 8

Center-right. Economic liberalism, calls for restricting immigration, some radicalized appeals

Answer 8

Conservatives (Tories)

Question 9

Import of raw materials, sell finished goods overseas. 1870 - 25% of global trade

Answer 9

British Colonialism

Question 10

Constituency has 1 representative
Winner take all
No incentive for 3rd party
No incentive for coalition

Answer 10

(SMD)/First past the post/plurality/majority

Question 11

Electoral districts with more than one seat
No losers, only degrees of winners
Greater representation of ideas and issues
More extreme ideas represented in process
Coalition building required between left-leaning or right-leaning parties

Answer 11

MMD