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1
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Parliamentary governments?

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Australia, Canada, and Great Britain

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Electoral districts

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Local geographical boundaries within which citizens vote

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General election

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The people of the country voting for the members of the House of Commons

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House of Commons

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Oversees laws and tax legislation; the more powerful of the two Houses of Parliament

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House of Lords

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Contains the High Court. Also called the “upper house”; composed of the lords temporal and spiritual

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Impeachment

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The charging of a public official of a crime or misdeed before a judging body of officials

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Judiciary system

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System of courts and the upholding of the laws of the land

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Majority

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Largest percentage of the whole body which, by vote, controls the direction of legislation

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Palace of Westminster

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Meeting site of both Houses of the British Parliament

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Prime Minister

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The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons

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Sovereignty

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Supremacy of rule; higher authority

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What is the legislature of Great Britain called?

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Parliament

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Parliament has how many houses?

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2, House of Commons and House of Lords

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Elections for Parliament members may occur at?

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Any time, not just on a fixed basis

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Prime Minister and his Cabinet of top officials are controlled?

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Directly by the Parliament

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Rest of government’s ministers, the cabinet, may be selected by?

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Either House of Parliament

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Executive branch is, in effect, a?

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Committee of the legislature

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Elections must be held every?

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5 years; Prime Minister may call elections earlier just not more than once a year

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Party in power fails to obtain a parliamentary majority on an important issue?

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It must call a general election

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Majority parties in Parliament?

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Conservative, Labour, and the coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals

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Prime Minister holds office for how long?

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As long as Parliament supports, or for up to five years

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General election is held every?

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5 years, but if an issue arises which may bring a vote against the Prime Minister, the vote may be at any time.

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Prime minister is directly answerable to?

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Parliament and must work closely with its members

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High Court in Britain consists of members of the?

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House of Lords

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The House of Lords ____ judge the constitution of any law in the land.

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May not

26
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No British court may have an overriding power over who?

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The Prime Minister and Parliament

27
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House of Lords term?

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Life or until retirement

28
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How many members of House of Commons

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651

29
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Members of House of Commons are called?

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Members of Parliament

30
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Voting members of legislative branch in parliament?

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House of Commons members

31
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Members of House of Commons are voted upon by?

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Their districts

32
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House of Lords are hereditary peers who received their membership by?

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Inheritance

33
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Members of the House of Lords who have been given seats through an honored achievement they have accomplished are called

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Life peers

34
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Statues, laws, and taxes are under power of?

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The parliament

35
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More powerful House of Parliament?

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House of Commons

36
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Main function of House of Lords

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Review and examine bills passed by House of Commons

37
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While the House of Lords will amend bills from the House of Commons, it ____ changes a ____ drastically

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Rarely, Bill

38
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Lords spirituals

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Senior officers from the Church of England

39
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Fourth group in House of Lords?

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Law lords, selected high-ranking magistrates form around the country, hear final legal appeals

40
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One similarity between Supreme Court and The house of Lords is that:

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They are both appointed for life

41
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The ___ is he leader of the House of Commons?

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Prime Minister

42
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Story of Daniel’s stand for the Lord in the book of Daniel, chapter number?

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6

43
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Britain’s legislature is often referred to as the?

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“Mother of Parliaments” because of its influence on the parliaments of other countries.

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Parliament began in___ as a body of ____ and _____ advisers to the monarch

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Medieval times, noble, ecclesiastic

45
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Curia Regis

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Great council, evolved into House of Lords

46
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___ century parliament split into ___ houses and started gaining more control over ____ and ____.

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14th, 2, laws, taxes

47
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In ___ parliament created ____ and presided over the abdications a of ____ and _____ during that century.

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1376, impeachment, Edward II, Richard II

48
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Parliament gained significant ____ under _____ in the 1500s

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Power, Henry VIII

49
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Set the foundation for parliamentary sovereignty

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Growth of House of Commons strength

50
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In the _____ century the House of Commons moved away from the ____ and became _____

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19th, monarchy, democratic

51
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The Great Reform Bill of 1832?

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Opened door for common person to get inboxed in politics; the bill gave the vote to the middle class for the first time

52
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Creating of electoral districts?

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1885

53
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Daniel 6

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Daniel did not become arrogant and stayed loyal to God, even when facing the threat of being thrown into the Lions’ den, he didn’t stop relationship with God

54
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The Christians of Britain knew that action in voting booth could?

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Carry a strong influence in the halls of government

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