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- 2. The series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists(Cavaliers) from 1642 until 1651.
- 8. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
- 9. A province of the UK that occupies the north-eastern part of Ireland, compromised of six countries of Ulster; capital: Belfast.
- 10. The highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
- 12. In the U.K., a person who is given the honor of a title such as "Lord" and a place in the House of Lords as a reward for the good things they have done for the country.
- 13. A semipublic administrative body outside the civil service but receiving financial support from the government, which makes senior appointments to it.
- 14. A person formally elected to the UK national legislative body or other similar legislature elsewhere.
- 15. The official representative body of British trade unions, founded in 1868 and meeting annually.
- 16. A charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.
- 22. The branch of the Celtic people to which the Welsh belong.
- 23. An inhabitant of the Highlands of Scotland.
- 25. An international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies, which the the British monarch is the symbolic head.
- 26. A formal vote by which the members of a legislature or similar deliberative body indicate that they no longer support a leader, government, etc.
- 27. A member of any of the ranks of the hereditary nobility in Britain or Ireland, especially one entitled to a seat in the House of Lords.
- 28. The committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
- 29. A political party who promote the ideas of private property and enterprise, the maintenance of a strong military, and the preservation of traditional cultural values and institutions.
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- 1. The island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles.
- 3. A member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party.
- 4. A political party advocating the independence of Scotland.
- 5. An organization to promote the prosperity of British business.
- 6. The head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.
- 7. A merged party that favors social reform, personal liberty, reducing the powers of the Crown and the Church of England, avoidance of war and foreign alliances and above all free trade.
- 11. A large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London.
- 15. Any option regarded as an alternative to two extremes, especially a political agenda which is centrist and consensus-based rather than left- or right-wing.
- 17. The London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
- 18. A political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists; centre - left.
- 19. A Celtic language spoken mainly in the highlands and islands of western Scotland.
- 20. The monarchy or reigning monarch.
- 21. Also known as the Belfast Agreement, is a pair of agreements that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, a political conflict in Northern Ireland that had ensued since the late 1960s.
- 24. The portion of the population of the British Isles which is of Celtic origin or the native land of such people.