The events of 7/7 involved
a. ratifying the European Union constitution.
b. an Act of Parliament to devolve substantial powers to Northern Ireland.
c. opening a dialogue with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
d. a suicide bomber attack by four British Muslims on the London transport system.
e. protests against Blair's decon to send troops to Iraq.
Q. 2Married women in California could hold separate property
a. before California statehood.
b. since the 1849 Constitution.
c. because of Constitutional amendments.
d. because of popular protest.
Q. 3Which of the following is NOT true about Muslims in the United Kingdom?
a. Muslims in the United Kingdom are a direct reflection of the country's decolonization process.
b. Muslims in the United Kingdom have experienced police insensitivity, problems accessing the best public housing, and hate crimes.
c. Muslims in the United Kingdom have been increasingly scrutinized since the events of 7/7.
d. Muslims in the United Kingdom are increasingly gaining political office, including the election of dozens of Muslim city councillors around the country.
e. Muslims in the United Kingdom were unaffected by the events of 9/11.
Q. 4Public education was first provided for in
a. the 1849 Constitution.
b. the 1879 Constitution.
c. Constitutional amendments.
d. the Bill of Rights.
Q. 5Which of the following statements BEST describes the role of occupational and social class in Britain's political culture?
a. Worker solidarity is strengthening in spite of the Coalition Government's policy of being tough on the unions, thus showing the persistence of occupational and social class.
b. Worker solidarity has been consistently attacked by Conservative-led governments since Margaret Thatcher, thus weakening the impact of occupational and social class.
c. The Labour Party has consistently supported labor unions due to the power of these groups to determine party policy, thus maintaining the role of social class.
d. Strike rates in the United Kingdom are well above average in comparison to OECD and EU countries, showing that class remains a significant political cleavage in the country.
e. All of these.
Q. 6As political documents, constitutions reflect
a. religious values.
b. expressions of basic law.
c. group conflict.
d. historical treatises.
Q. 7All of the following have been major influences in the last forty years on British culture EXCEPT
a. feminis.
b. antinuclear activism.
c. class identity.
d. environmentalism.
e. All of these have been major influences.