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Politics (Parties (Conservative Party : being cautious and suspicious of…
Politics
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First, an absolute monarchy with William the Conqueror to a constitutionnal monarchy when all the barons rebelled
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Monarchy under the Tudors -> state of religion and King as thesupreme head of the Church of England"
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18th century : monarch's powers disminished, parliament's powers increased
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Today, Queen Elizabeth II, crown in 1953, is the head of State, of Commonwealth, of the Executive and of the Armed Forces
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Monarchy became most transparent : annual accounts published, pays income tax, less discrimating concerning primogeniture
Roles of Parliament
to make and change laws, to debate important issues
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Government thanks to a general election : 650 MPs, the party with overall majority of seats wins the election
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Parties
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Liberal Democrat Party : free trade, individual freedom, Parliament superior to the Monarch
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UK Independence Party : anti-immigration, UK out of the EU
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