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Questions
Margaret Thatcher ceased to be British prime minister in 1990 as a result of...
a. suffering a vote of "no confidence" against her by the House of Commons.
b. calling for early elections, only to have the opposition Labor Party win the new set of parliamentary elections.
c. resigning as Conservative Party leader and enabling the majority party to choose a new party leader and Prime Minister - John Major.
d. None of the Above.
2. The Prime Minister being the head of government and the Queen of England being the head of state is known in British government as the...
a. Dual Executive
b. Dual Sovereign
c. Dual Union
d. Dual Air Bags
3. In 2010, after a rare and exceptional House of Commons election (by British historical standards) outcome, David Cameron became British PM after forming a coalition govt. with the...
a. Labour Party
b. Liberal Democratic Party ("Lib Dems")
c. Unionist Party
d. Brexit Party
4. What has been true regarding the recent British economy?
a. Bouncing back from the 2008 financial crisis with low unemployment and higher GDP growth.
b. Continued deficit spending and high public/national debt.
c. Unpopular austerity fiscal/budget measures put into effect by the Cameron govt..
d. All of the Above.
5. The French 5th Republic, created under Charles de Gaulle in 1958, was a system of government that ...
a. includes a directly elected president independent from the legislative branch, elected for a fixed five year term.
b. provides presidential powers that include control over foreign policy, dissolving parliament, dismissing the prime minister and issuing executive laws by decree.
c. a prime minister, appointed by the president, that must come from the majority party in the National Assembly.
d. was based on De Gaulle's view that a dominant president must have the institutional power to rule over a weak and divided legislature.
e. All of the Above.