Great Britain vs UK — difference?
Great Britain is the island; UK includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Devolved governments — examples?
Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Parliament.
Constitutional monarchy — role?
Symbolic, religious, and military functions exercised by the monarch.
Monarch’s religious role?
Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
UK constitution — sources?
Uncodified; based on statutes, common law, conventions.
Magna Carta — significance?
Limited royal power; foundational constitutional document.
Norman Conquest — year?
1066.
First English Parliament?
Simon de Montfort’s Parliament, 1265.
Bill of Rights — year?
1689.
Glorious Revolution — outcome?
Parliament’s sovereignty established; James II removed.
House of Commons — role?
Main legislative chamber; passes laws and controls finances.
Members of House of Commons?
Elected Members of Parliament (MPs).
House of Lords — origin?
Medieval institution, includes Lords Spiritual and Temporal.
Lords Spiritual — who?
Bishops and archbishops of the Church of England.
Lords Temporal — who?
Life peers and hereditary peers (most appointed post-1999).
UK political parties — origins?
Whigs and Tories emerged during the Glorious Revolution.
Conservative Party — roots?
Evolved from the Tory party around 1834.
UK economy — key sectors?
Services (80%), finance, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, automotive.
UK economy — global rank?
6th in nominal GDP (2024).
UK constitution — legal status?
Uncodified, based on a 'constitutional block'.
House of Lords — main function?
Revises and amends legislation from the Commons.
House of Lords — composition?
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, mostly appointed.
UK’s symbolic monarch role?
Ceremonial head of state with limited powers.
Royal prerogatives?
Opening/dissolving Parliament, Royal Assent, appointing ministers.
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1. What is a key component that distinguishes the United Kingdom from Great Britain?
2. How does the monarch's role in the UK differ from the actual exercise of power in the government?
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