Despite having scored success in regional elections, one of the reasons why regional parties have rarely held political power nationally in the UK is that ________.
A. they are active advocates of socialism
B. they are not recognized by the central government
C. they are generally apathetic toward national politics
D. they are small in size when compared to the dominant parties
E. they lack in effective leadership and collective mobilization of their members
Q. 2Which of the following features of British politics is instrumental in limiting government authority?
A. parliamentary sovereignty
B. majoritarian electoral system
C. historical tradition
D. prime ministerial government
E. absolute powers of the monarch
Q. 3Which of the following is true about the influence of the European Union (EU) on the UK?
A. The EU denies economic rights to the citizens of the UK.
B. The EU limits Britain's autonomous control over trade policy decisions about tariff
and subsidy levels.
C. The EU has successfully imposed the adoption of its currency, the euro, on the UK.
D. The EU has no effective control over government power in the UK.
E. Since 1973, the EU's influence over a number of policy areas like political, legal, and
social rights has substantially shrunk.
Q. 4In Europe, the courts that exercise review powers are referred to as
a. special courts.
b. constitutional courts.
c. divine courts.
d. royal courts.
e. none of the above.
Q. 5Which of the following is true with regard to British parliamentary politics?
A. Since the early eighteenth century, the British Parliament has almost always been
divided into a few national parties of unequal size and power.
B. The House of Commons is modeled along the lines of the working legislatures in
the United States and Germany.
C. The Parliament denies a public forum to the opposition to express their policies and
views.
D. British parliamentary politics has long been oppositional centered on processes like
parliamentary debate.
E. The presence of the shadow Cabinet in British Parliamentary politics has
weakened the efficacy of the government.
Q. 6The capacity of courts to overrule the decision of law-making bodies is called
a. judicial review.
b. code law change.
c. referendum.
d. habeas corpus.
e. human rights review.
Q. 7A major difference between the governments of the UK and the other European countries is that in the latter, ________.
A. single-party majority rule is the norm
B. constitutional monarchies are absent
C. communist governments dominate
D. coalition governments dominate
E. centralization of power is pervasive
Q. 8Which of the following is a direct implication of the absence of a written constitution in the UK?
A. The governing party faces few checks and balances.
B. The governing party faces a strong judiciary.
C. The executive privileges of the governing party are subject to the discretion of the monarch.
D. The monarch exercises absolute control over the legislature by virtue of traditional authority.
E. The central government often operates under the influence of strong sub-national actors.
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