Is Britain an elective dictatorship? Lord Hailsham suggested the phrase elective dictatorship in his academic paper written in 1976. Elective dictatorship refers to the fusion of powers of the executive and the legislature; where the legislature is drawn from the executive therefore resulting in dominance of the executive over the legislature. ������ Firstly the executive�s majority in the House of Commons reinforces the executives dominance. Elective dictatorship occurs in conjunction with this
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FAMILY LIFE IN BRITAIN I.CHANGING VALUES AND NORMS OF THE BRITISH FAMILY The family in Britain is changing .The one typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century .In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households‚which increased from 18 to 19 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020 ‚it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people.Fifty years
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industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both ascended to become great modern industrialization nation‚ although both took different paths to get there. What sets Great Britain apart from Japan was it did not have a role model to follow since it was the first industrial nation. Therefore the cause of its industrialization must have much contrast with Japans. Britain’s industrialization must pay tribute to its growing population‚ political stability and geographical advantage By the 1700‚ Britain underwent
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not having control over Britain led to beliefs that Britain would eventually become a base for his enemies to attack him from. When France fell to Germany in 1940‚ Hitler’s aims were turned on Britain. He believed that if he destroyed the RAF Britain would no longer have any defence against an invasion. Hitler also wished to disrupt Britain’s economy and industry and many industrial cities were hit. “Blitz” is the German word for lightening and it was adopted in Britain during this happening. Between
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disadvantages of globalization in reference to Britain Advantages and disadvantages of globalization in Britain Britain is one of the most developed nations of the world; this is in reference to its economic status compared to the international expectations. There are many advantages of globalization which Britain faces and helps to boost the nature of the activities. Lowering marketing costs is one of the advantages of globalization which Britain enjoy as whole. This is because globalization brings
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SOCIAL CLASSES IN BRITAIN In this essay on social classes in Britain I will mostly concentrate on structure of various classes in Britain and relations between them. I will also describe some changes and movements which this classes went through over the years. Furthermore‚ I will put emphasis on today’s important issue in Britain‚ the problem of class struggle i.e. disparity between the rich and the poor. Although there are various definitions of social class‚ we may say that social class
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Impact of World War I on Britain Intro: Britain had always run it empire on limited means; Britain relied on its large navy and had huge influence because of its large and powerful empire. It had some independence in its actions and nobody used to say anything. Britain felt the same independence and strength after the war‚ however there were now many limits on Britain’s foreign policy‚ which meant that they weren’t so free like they were before. Economic Effects: Britain had been in economic
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Arthurian legend‚ the holy grail has appeared in a number of stories in various ways. It has become somewhat of a well-known aspect in the confined area that is Arthurian literature. The grail started out as a literary creation by Chretien De Troyes for his story Perceval and has expanded to other tales such as Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival and The Quest for the Holy Grail‚ which can be found in The Romance of Arthur. Although there is somewhat a consistency revolving around the grail in these stories
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Battle of Britain At the end of June 1940 The Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force began against an onslaught by the German Air Force Luftwaffe. Also known as “The Battle of Britain”‚ The Battle of Britain has been described as the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. The Battle of Britain also has an unusual distinction in that it gained its name prior to being fought. The name is derived from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston
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BRITAIN 1945–2007 Answering Questions at AS Level When you are preparing for the AS examination‚ remember that you will be asked to engage in extended writing. For AQA and Edexcel‚ you will be expected to produce an answer that evaluate sources and also produce answers that incorporate your own knowledge. For OCR A‚ you will be expected to produce an essay-style answer based on your own knowledge. The differences and similarities between GCSE and AS History are explained on pages 4 and 5
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