Test 1. Part 6 Flashcards
What does a constitutional monarchy require?
Magna Carta
What are the three parts of a constitutional monarchy?
Political parties, cabinet, prime minister
What are political parties in Britain?
Social parties where people talk about politics
What were the two original political parties?
Tories and Whigs
Who were Tories?
Landed aristocrats who want to preserve the old traditions of an absolute monarchy, the DROKs, and a dominant Anglican Church
Were Tories traditional or liberal?
Ultraconservative and anti-enlightenment
If you had to compare the Tories to a philophe, who would it be?
Thomas Hobbes
Who were the Whigs?
The backed a strong parliament, religious toleration, act on the business interest, and a very limited monarchy.
Were the Whigs traditional or liberal?
Moderate, toward conservative
If you had to compare the Whigs to a philopophe, who would it be?
John Locke, Voltaire, and Adam Smith
What is the Cabinet?
A group of policy advisors to the king, people chosen within Parliament.
What is the main job of the cabinet?
Choose the prime minister
What is the prime minister head of?
Cabinet
The prime minister is the leader of what?
The majority party
What does the prime minister act as
Executive authority of the nation
