1. Great Britain
Little England

2. History First country in Europe to develop a limited monarchy
Sun never set on the empire
Growing old gracefully
Traditional Legitimacy = hereditary ruling family had the right to rule
Constitution of the Crown = evolved documents, common law, and customs
Rational-legal Authority = system of well-established laws and procedures
Magna Carta – limited government
The Bill of Rights – rights of Parliament
Common Law – officials and courts set precedents for governance

3. Gradual evolution Shaping of the monarchy Ascendancy of Parliament
Industrial Revolution
Colonialism
Political Shifts
Welfare State
Thatcherism
Third Way
Big Society

4. Political Culture Nationalism = pride in being British
Insularity = feeling of separation from Europe
Noblesse Oblige = duty of the upper class toward the lower
Welfare State = government responsibility toward the masses
Cultural Homogeneity = one accepted union
Multinationalism = different people and pasts

5. geography An Island Small Size Fertile Soil/Growing Season
Temperate Climate
No Barriers

6. reflection Great Britain or Little England
Free Market or Welfare State
Nationalism or Insularity
Reform or Revolution
Multi-cultural or Homogeneity

7. gradualism 1832 – Great Reform Act 1867 – Reform Act
1884 – Representation of the People Act
1918 – Women’s Suffrage
Loss of Imperial Power
Collective Consensus
Beveridge Report
NHS

8. Leadership Margret Thatcher John Major Tony Blair Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Ed Miliband
Neoliberalism
Third Way
Big Society

9. National identities England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
40% White European
23% Indian
16% Pakastani
12% Afro-Caribbean
10% Black African

10. Politics of protest Distinct Minority/Majority Cleavages
Social Class Differences of Muslim
Pakistani Muslims
Opposition to the Iraq War
Lack of Integration of Minorities
Decreasing Support for Labor Unions
Increased Violence Over Northern Ireland
Thatcherism
New Labour
Protests Over Iraq War

11. reflection Liberal or Conservative Home Rule and Solidarity
Civic Culture or Politics of Protest
Social Class and Regional Factors
Gradualism or Revolution

12. Political parties Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru
Scottish National
Sinn Fein
Democratic Unity
British National
UK Independence

13. elections
Plurality = candidate with the most votes wins, winner-take-all, first-past-the-post
Regional elections – proportional representation
EP elections – direct election
Interest Group Pluralism: Competition
Neo-corporatism = interest groups that take the lead or dominate the state
Quangos = quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations
Cozy Media
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation, arm of the government
Scandal and recent investigations

14. Government Unitary – central authority in London
Parliamentary – no separation of powers between MPs and PM
Collective Cabinet – MPs with executive function over agencies
First Among Equals – PM becomes head of government from within Parliament (head of state is the monarchy)
The Government = PM, cabinet, front benchers
Back-benchers are lesser MPs
Loyal Opposition = second party out of power
Shadow Cabinet in opposition face the government

15. Current public policy issues
Evolving relationship between government and economy
Transparency in government
Relationships with the European Union
Terrorism and cohesion
Relationships with the US
Devoluiton and constitutional reform

16. reflection UK government structures and US government structures
Labour and Conservative and Liberal Democrat Parties
The Government and the Parliament
House of Commons and House of Lords
Devolution and Constitutional Reform
EU and US

17. History in comics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qj2vpp9Wf4