Topic 6: Parliament Some facts > England: 13th C The Parliament is a very old institution, one of the oldest Parliament in the World. So England is called the Mother of Parliaments. > Legislature/legislative branch. > Separation of powers (according to...
Lire la suiteTopic 5: The Monarchy and the Constitution > 1952 : Elisabeth II still on the throne for 60 years now. > Traditionnaly we don't say citizens but subjects (even if now we say citizens of the UK). > There is symbols of the Queen everywhere, reminding the...
Lire la suiteTopic 4: Northern Ireland Acts of union: Ireland Colonisation -> 12th C; 16th - 17th C -> Catholic VS Protestant (dominant) 1801: Act of Union -> UK. 19th C – 20th C. “Home Rule for Ireland” (like a Devolution). 1914 act “Third Bill”, finally became a...
Lire la suiteTopic 3 : Devolution in Scotland and Wales With the UK came the concentration of political power = Westminster. There is a single British parliament, so the power leaves the periphery: Scotland loses its parliament. Is that a stable situation ? Are they...
Lire la suiteTopic 2. England and Political Union In what way the UK is united ? > A United Kingdom ? → A monarchy, it's a Kingdom. Middle Ages → there is 2 kingdoms : → Kingdom of England, and Kingdom of Scotland. Then form a unified Kingdom. More or less they correspond...
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Topic 1. State and Nation • British Civilisation > Britain is an imprecise term. Which part of the island ? So the full proper name is « The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ». As on the map right here : > What we can call Great Britain...
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