Credit Questions on Country Study

Card 1

1. The Monarchy. Queen Elisabeth II as the head of the state
2. The first English settlers in North America.

Card 2

1. The British political system. Parliament.
2. Colonial America.

Card 3

1.  The Political system of the UK. (the legislature, the executive, the judiciary)

2. Pilgrims in North America.

Card 4

1.The Prime minister and the Cabinet in the UK.

2. The War of Independence in America.

Card 5

1. Local government in the UK.

2.The Declaration of Independence in North America.

Card 6

1. Political parties (the Labour party, the Conservative party, the Liberal Democrats).

2. The Civil war in North America.

Card 7

1. The Electoral system in the UK.

2. The Original 13 Colonies in North America.

Card 8

1. Population and religion in the UK.

2. The Civil war in the USA (1861-1865). Years of Reconstruction.

Card 9

1. Festivals and holidays in Britain.

2. The US Government. How a Bill becomes a Law.

Card 10

1. The System of Justice. British Constitution. Common Law. Statute Law.

2. The Pilgrims in North America.

Card 11

1. The system of Justice in the UK. Types of  Courts.

2. The Executive branch. The President. The Vice-president. The Cabinet.

Card 12

1. The system of Justice. The British police.

2. The Legislative branch. The Congress (the Senate, the House of Representatives, the functions of the Congress)

Card 13

1. The System of Education in the UK. School education. Higher education.

2. Major political parties (the Republican party, the Democratic party)

Card 14

1. The English language. Britain’s other languages (the Welsh language, Irish, and Scottish, Gaelic).

2. The System of Law in the USA. Federal and State system of courts.

Card 15

1. Local Government in the UK.

2. The Civil War in the USA (1861-1865). The North and the South.