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**[Application Phase:] Course questions: Give answers to the questions below:** Exercise TD 1 1. Who was the first king of the British Isle 2. What was the original name of the British Isles? 3. What is the full name of the British Isles? 1. It was Edward\'s son, Æthelstan, who first contro...

**[Application Phase:] Course questions: Give answers to the questions below:** Exercise TD 1 1. Who was the first king of the British Isle 2. What was the original name of the British Isles? 3. What is the full name of the British Isles? 1. It was Edward\'s son, Æthelstan, who first controlled the whole area that would form the kingdom of England. Æthelstan\'s sister had married Sihtric, the Viking ruler of the Northumbrians. When Sihtric died in 927, Æthelstan succeeded to that kingdom. 2-What was the original name of the British Isles? Albion Albion, the earliest-known name for the island of Britain. It was used by ancient Greek geographers from the 4th century bce and even earlier, who distinguished "Albion" from Ierne (Ireland) and from smaller members of the British Isles. The Greeks and Romans probably received the name from the Gauls or the Celt 3. What is the full name of the British Isles? 1. Who is the current Uk Prime Minister? When did he take over? 2. **What is the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain?** **Great Britain** refers to the island that includes **England**, **Scotland**, and **Wales**. 3. What is Great Britain? Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, which includes the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales. 4. Are the Isle of Man and The Channel Islands part of UK? No, the **Isle of Man** and **The Channel Islands** are not part of the United Kingdom. They are **Crown dependencies** with their own governments and legal systems but are under the sovereignty of the British Crown. 5. What is a constitutional monarchy? A **constitutional monarchy** is a system of government where a monarch (king or queen) acts as the head of state, but their powers are limited by a constitution or laws. In the UK, the monarch\'s powers are ceremonial, and real political power rests with Parliament. 6. Show how the Royal Family generally arouses feelings of respect, devotion and even adoration?The **Royal Family** in the UK evokes strong feelings of respect and adoration through its long-standing history, traditions, and roles in national events. They are seen as symbols of national unity, continuity, and pride, with events like royal weddings and jubilees often attracting widespread public celebration. 7. What does Parliament consist of? The UK **Parliament** consists of three parts: 8. Point out the differences between the two Houses a. Members are **elected** by the public. b. Holds greater legislative power, particularly in financial matters. c. Can create, amend, and pass laws. d. Members are appointed or hold hereditary positions. e. Acts as a revising chamber, suggesting amendments to bills passed by the House of Commons. f. Does not have the same legislative power as the House of Commons, especially in financial matters. 9. What is the difference between the government and the cabinet? The Cabinet is a small executive body within the government and usually comprises 21 senior ministers, who are chosen and presided over by the Prime Minister. Examples are the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister), the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary, the Minister of Defence, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Explain roughly the difference between election by proportional representation and election by majority vote? Proportional representation is an electoral system in which the distribution of seats corresponds closely with the proportion of the total votes cast for each party. For example, if a party gained 40% of the total votes, a perfectly proportional system would allow them to gain 40% of the seats. Under the [majority system](https://www.britannica.com/topic/majority-system), the party or candidate winning more than 50 percent of the vote in a [[constituency]](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constituency) is awarded the contested seat. A difficulty in systems with the absolute-majority [[criterion]](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criterion) is that it may not be satisfied in contests in which there are more than two candidates. Several variants of the majority formula have been developed to address this problem. In [[Australia]](https://www.britannica.com/place/Australia) the [[alternative]](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative), or preferential, vote is used in lower-house elections. Voters rank the candidates on an alternative-preference ballot. If a majority is not achieved by first-preference votes, the weakest candidate is eliminated, and that candidate's votes are redistributed to the other candidates according to the second preference on the ballot. 10. What is the difference between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party? **Conservative Party**: **[TASK 1]**. Read the following text by Richard Bates and try to answer the following questions: 1. Who were the main competitors for the English crown? Who was the English king before the Norman Conquest? 2. Which was the basis of William the Conqueror's claim on the English crown? 3. Who could make a similar claim? 4. What kind of Norman population settled in England after William the Conqueror's victory at Hastings in 1066? 5. How did the invasion change the geo-political situation of England?England became **closely linked to Normandy** and other parts of Europe, leading to political ties with France and changes in the feudal system. 6. Which were the cultural consequences? - The Norman dynasty, established by William the Conqueror, ruled England for over half a century before the period of succession crisis known as the Anarchy (1135--1154). Following the Anarchy, England came under the rule of the House of Plantagenet, a dynasty which later inherited claims to the Kingdom of France. - Inside England the most radical change was the introduction of [[land tenure]](https://www.britannica.com/topic/feudal-land-tenure) and [[military service]](https://www.britannica.com/topic/armed-force). While [[tenure]](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenure) of land in return for services had existed in England before the conquest, William revolutionized the upper ranks of English society by dividing the country among about 180 Norman tenants-in-chief and innumerable mesne (intermediate) tenants, all holding their fiefs by [[knight service]](https://www.britannica.com/topic/knight-service). The result, the almost total replacement of the English aristocracy with a Norman one, was paralleled by similar changes of personnel among the upper clergy and administrative officers. 1. What do the Saxons look like in the tapestry? Who is their leader? 2. What do the Normans look like? Who is their leader? William, seventh Duke of Normandy, is the main protagonist in the story as told by the Tapestry. Named the Conqueror after his coronation in England on 25 December 1066, he was one of the most powerful monarchs in Western Europe during the Middle Age. TASK. Geopolitics and culture. Before and after the Norman invasion. - How did the geopolitical situation of England change after the Norman invasion? - A direct consequence of the invasion was the almost total elimination of the old English aristocracy and the loss of English control over the Catholic Church in England. William systematically dispossessed English landowners and conferred their property on his continental followers.