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The British government is a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II has ultimate authority but power is exercised by the Cabinet and Parliament and led by the Prime Minister. Ask questions here about the history, organization and traditions of British government.

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The English government in the 1800s?

The British monarchs who ruled the British Empire during the 1800s are as follows

George III 1760-1820

George IV 1820-1830

William IV 1830-1837

Victoria 1837-1901 From 1760-1820; George III

From 1820-1830; George IV

From 1830-1837; William IV

From 1837-1901; Victoria.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/hanover.pdf

What are the Three parts of Parliament in Canada?

Parliament of Canada is comprised of the House of Commons (elected members of Parliament), the Senate (Senators appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister), and the Queen of Canada (Her Majesty's representative is the Governor General). These three components together form Parliament.
The three parts of Parliament are the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Commons.

Who started the English Parliament?

1265 - The rebel leader, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, called an unofficial parliament at Oxford. 1295 - King Edward I called the first official and lawful parliament, later nicknamed the 'Model Parliament'. The members were chosen on the same basis as for Simon de Montfort's rebel parliament.

What is the Lord Chancellor's seat called?

When the Lord Chancellor presided over the House of Lords, he or she would occupy the woolsack. Now that the functions of the Lord Chancellor as presiding officer have been removed to the Lord Speaker, it is the Lord Speaker who takes up the woolsack during meetings of the House of Lords. The current woolsack (the original was damaged during the Second World War) is a seat with no arms or back, apholstered with red cloth, and stuffed with wool collected from several Commonwealth countries (to demonstrate the unity of the Commonwealth of Nations).

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1775?

Lord Frederick North was the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1775. 1775 was also the year that the American war of Independence broke out.

Why is the UK government doing so many spending cuts?

The UK, as with most countries around the world, is limiting spending to try and reduce its national deficit. For many years the government spent more than it took in through taxation, and so the country ended up in a lot of debt. In an attempt to limit how much we need to spend, the Chancellor is imposing cuts so that the deficit is reduced.

What are the duties of the English Parliament?

England has no parliament of it's own, however the UK's parliament is situated in London, England. When England had a parliament prior to 1707 the Parliament's biggest duties were to approve new taxes and adivse the king of England.

There has not been an English Parliament since 1707. England is directly governed by the United Kingdom parliament at Westminster.

Answer 2 (UK Parliament)Parliament examines what the Government is doing, makes new laws, holds the power to set taxes and debates the issues of the day. The House of Commons and House of Lords each play an important role in Parliament's work.

Who was the first female black british mp?

Three black MP's were elected for the first time in the 1987 General Election. They were Bernie Grant, Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng, all Labour and all for London constituencies.

How many constituencies are there throughout the United Kingdom?

The UK is currently divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP in the House of Commons. Although constituencies vary widely in area, the average number of voters in each constituency is approximately 68,175.

How do you find who served on what ship during World War 2?

If you know the name of the ship, try an Internet search for it. For example, if it was the USS Sims, go ask.com and type in "USS Sims." This will bring up any web sites for the USS Sims. You can enter any site and see if they have a bulletin board to ask questions. This is how I found shipmates of my Grandfathers from the USS Randolph.

How did the Great Compromise establish the legislative body?

The Great Compromise took the ideas of the Virginia Plan (large state plan) and the New Jersey Plan (small state plan) and created a two house legislature (bicameral). The Senate would be made up of equal number of senators from each state, selected by the state legislatures. The House of Representatives would be elected by the people in each district and state, and based upon population representation. The more people living in the state, the more representatives the state would have. But even small states would be equally represented with the large states in the Senate. A bill would have to be approved by both houses before it became law. And only the House (the most representative of the people) could initiate money bills.

Who were the prime ministers of Great Britain from 1935 - 1950?

Surprisingly there have been quite a few in the 70 odd years since 1935. Here they are: 2007 Gordon Brown (New Labour)

2005-2007 Tony Blair (New Labour)

2001-2005 Tony Blair (New Labour)

1997-2001 Tony Blair (New Labour)

1992-1997 John Major (Conservative)

1990-1992 John Major (Conservative)

1987-1990 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)

1983-1987 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)

1979-1983 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)

1976-1979 James Callaghan (Labour)

1974-1976 Harold Wilson (2nd time) (Labour)

1970-1974 Edward Heath (Conservative)

1964-1970 Harold Wilson (Labour)

1963-1964 Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative)

1959-1963 Harold Macmillan (Conservative)

1957-1959 Harold MacMillan (conservative)

1955-1957 Anthony Eden (Conservative)

1951-1955 Winston Churchill (2nd time) (Conservative)

1950-1951 Clement Attlee (Labour)

1945-1950 Clement Attlee (Labour)

1940-1945 Winston Churchill (Conservative, Coalition)

1939-1940 Neville Chamberlaine (Conservative)

1937-1939 Neville Chamberlain (Conservative)

1935-1937 Stanley Baldwin (3rd time)(Conservative, National coalition)

1931-1935 James Ramsay MacDonald (National coalition)

Who was the leader of England during WW2?

Winston Churchill from May 1940. King George VI reigned all through the war.

How many Law Lords sit in the House of Lords?

None. Upon the creation of the Supreme Court in October 2009, the Law Lords were removed from the House of Lords. This has strengthened the separation of powers by removing the judiciary from the legislature.

What was the conflict between Crown and the parliament in the 17th century?

Some evidence suggests that religious reasons are most important for causing the war like the Scottish rebellion and growing gap between Puritans and standard Protestants. However, some evidence suggests Charles style of reign was most important. Like his very strong belief on divine right of kings. There is also evidence for financial problems being an issue, social, constitutional and national conflict. There is no clear answer really.

There are a number of religious reasons as to why the civil war broke out. One of the reasons not necessarily the most crucial was that Charles married a Catholic woman; this caused a number of fears that she would convert him. Although a protestant he was a cultured man and enjoyed decorated churches, this however was seen as Catholic and angered many Protestants especially Puritans. However, what angered most Protestants out of all the religious squabbles was Archbishop William Laud. He was a huge opposition of Puritans a sect of Protestantism. He was afraid of the local bishops running there own church and the system of hierarchy that he was head of being overrun. However, the Protestants thought the Counter Reformation which at the time was spreading all through Europe would come to England. Also the fact the Protestants were losing the 30 years war.

Other reasons for the civil war was financial problems this was mainly based around the fact Parliament had to give him permission to collect taxes which meant as the parliament didn't like his view on the divine right of kings they suppressed money from him. To get money from the people Ship Tax was introduced another tax first introduced in just coastal counties

In the 1970s, a Marxist approach to the reasoning behind the civil war was favoured as after all Parliament is commoners and the crown is aristocracy. However, in the end it was discovered, after doing a survey, that the two sides were split evenly so technically the whole Marxist approach is not valid. Therefore a lot of time was wasted in Cambridge and other universities in the 1970s trying to prove the Marxist approach was incorrect.

Was Virginia more democratic than England?

Yes. Early in the history of Jamestown, the Polish immigrants who were the manufacturing tradesman (and not yet land title holders) struck for rights not allowed by the charter and opened a way for suffrage not available in England.

How many people work in state government?

well the NHS employs around 1.5 million

law enforcement has 150,000 - 200,000

the army has 195,000 active service personnel with 233,000 reserves