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"Parliament declares certain actions to be criminal to reflect the values and wishes of society. For example, Canadian criminal law contains prohibitions against such actions as obtaining body samples for DNA testing and the illegal use of computer data-bother developments of the late 20th century. Penalties for drinking and driving or the use of narcotics likewise reflect the concerns of conteparary society. Criminal law reflects social changes and growth."

It is the Royal Air Force, the air-force wing of the British armed forces.

The woolsack is located at the head of the House of Lords chamber.

No, Wales does not have a specic, separate constitution. Wales is goverened under the British constitution, which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Welsh First Minister has expressed support for a separate constitution, but no, there is not currently a separate document for Wales.

BS or British Standards is the term used to indicate standards developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI), similar to the international ISO standards or German and European TÜV.

BS 970 refers to the "Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes. General inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon, carbon manganese, alloy and stainless steels". The standard has the status "Superseded, Withdrawn" on the page for BS 970 (as of October 2012).

Henry Moor was born in Greenwich, Kent, England.

Yes, the Westminster System existed in the 1700s. It was somewhat different from the Westminster system of today in that the House of Lords and the King had much more power than they do today, but the general concept of a country generally ruled by Parliament did exist.

The Founding Fathers rejected the Westminster System because they believed in the separation of powers. At that point in time, there were two general political philosophies, one in which power is concentrated in a leader or organization and the other in which leaders can check each other's power and diffuse the overall strength of the government. The Founding Fathers almost unanimously wanted the latter system to prevail. They were convinced that concentrating power in one body (Parliament) and one person (King George III) bred tyranny and only with a separation of powers could rights and freedoms be preserved.

The United Kingdom does not have the office of President. The UK is a constitutional monarchy. See related link.

The United Kingdom does not have the office of President. The UK is a constitutional monarchy. See related link.

The United Kingdom does not have the office of President. The UK is a constitutional monarchy. See related link.

The United Kingdom does not have the office of President. The UK is a constitutional monarchy. See related link.

There is no UK Energy Minister as such, it's a responsibility that is held by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. In 1994 it was Michael Hestletine.

The Rt Hon Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. John Bellingham shot him through the heart with a pistol in the lobby of the House of Commons at 5:15pm on 11 May 1812.

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England does not have a parliament; England is a part of, but not the same as, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom parliament is made of two chambers, or houses - The House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The commons are the elected members of parliament from the 650 parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom and are called Members of Parliament or MP's.

The Lords are mostly appointed as members and are Lords Spiritual, there because of their position in The Church of England and Lords Temporal - non-ecclesiastic members.

They are usually referred to as Lords or Peers.

Margaret Thatcher was the first (and so far, only) female Prime Minister of Britain. She was in office from May 4, 1979 to November 28, 1990. She was a strong leader and was once dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by a news journalist.

In Westminster-style parliamentary governments, the MP (Member of Parliament)'s dilemma is whether or not to vote according to their conscience, or according to the instructions of their party, or based on what their constituents (the people they represent) want.

Strictly speaking, this is a trilemma rather than a dilemma since there are three options, but people rarely use that term.

Winston Churchill said about Sir Stafford Cripps. "He delivers his speech with an expression of wounded guilt."

Independents

They have protection from Gun Control Laws that are not available in the US.

Elizabeth I

To apply for a UK driving licence on-line, you must be a resident of Great Britain. There is no way to apply if you do not have a GB address.

When George Washington was elected, he chose for his cabinet several of the most respected political leaders of the newly founded nation. These were John Adams as vice president, Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton as head of the Treasury Department, (Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty Vol. Ip 242). While they were some of the most prominent political leaders in the nation, their views on which way to guide the nation varied. The nation was to take either of two paths, Jefferson's or Hamilton's. Hamilton envisioned the country to be a great industrial nation with a large military. His program consisted of five parts (Foner p 243). The first step was to assume the debts of the states created by the War of Independence. Second, he called for the creation of a new national debt, with men of 'economic substance' holding interest-bearing bonds that would provide them with a 'stake' in the nation's stability. (Foner p 243) The third step was to create a national Bank modeled after the Bank of England, a private corporation rather than a branch of the government. Fourth, he proposed a tax on whiskey and fifth, a tariff on imports to encourage manufacture development. He promoted commercial development and won the favor of merchants, manufacturers and financers. In his view, agriculture was subordinate to capitalism. Jefferson on the other hand, promoted agriculture and westward expansion, not connections with Europe. He had little desire to see the country's economic policy shaped by the interests of bankers and business leaders. He rathered the nation become a small country of yeoman farmers with similar amounts of property and interests. His goal was to promote a republic of independent farmers that would market goods freely to the entire world. He believed 'that free trade and not a system of government favoritism' would bring prosperity and social equality. Liberalism, the ideology of individual rights and equality of opportunity being the most important political goals, drove him, to the extent where he violated his own belief in limited government when he issued the Louisiana Purchase during his term as President, which doubled the nation's size. This division of ideas led to the creation of the two-party system. The main issue between the two parties was how they believed the Constitution should be read and interpreted. The federalists, such as Hamilton, Adams and Jay, believed that more power and jurisdiction that was not specified in the Constitution should be placed in the hands of the Federal government. They had the idea of a strong central government that had the power to regulate domestic and foreign affairs, while having ultimate authority over the states. They supported Hamilton's economic program. They were mainly elites who viewed society as a hierarchical system and public office as a place for men of substance. In addition, they feared that the spirit of liberty unleashed by the revolution was dangerous and would lead to anarchy. The Democratic Republicans were followers of James Madison and Jefferson. The party insisted on strictly following the Constitution and promoted states' rights and the predominance of the yeoman farmer over bankers, industrialists, merchants, and other financial interests. It opposed a standing army or navy and favored low tariffs.

Yes, he has a dog; he got it for his birthday last year and is planning to sell it next month.