1. Britain Section 1 What the heck is a collectivist consensus anyway?

2. Fast Facts, Perhaps? Population 64.9 million Area: 94, 251 sq. miles (slightly larger than Oregon) % of Pop. In Urban Areas: 92 % Great Britain Includes: England, Wales, Scotland, NOT North Ireland Britain Encompasses All!

3. TIMELINE 1688 – Glorious Revolution establishes parliament’s power over the monarchy 1740ish – Industrial Revolution begins in Britain 1837-1901 – Reign of Queen Victoria & height of British Empire 1914-1945 – WWI/II, Depression, Industrial Strife  Creation of Interventionist State

4. Industrial Rev. Effects Industrialization disrupted lives. – Field laborers lost their jobs. – Landholders were squeezed off land. – It undermined status of skilled craft workers. – New market & resources needed.

6.  World Wars, Industrial Strife, and the Depression (1914–1945) State involvement in economy increased during World War I (1914–1918) – Nationalization of industries – Price setting – Restricted capital flow abroad – Production aimed at war effort – Limited trade union and worker movements Free market versus intervention conflict continued through Great Depression (1929 through much of the 1930s) and World War II (1939–1945).

7.  Collective Consensus (1945–1979) Post war —shared victory, common misery, dreams of new prosperity and security Collectivism – majority agreement to expansion of state economic responsibility and broad social welfare welfare state – Government should enact policies of welfare state. o Welfare state o Welfare state—set of policies designed to provide health care, pensions, unemployment benefits, and assistance to the poor. Also responsible for economic growth, full employment. Consensus unraveled by economic downturn and political stagnation – Nationalization of industries – Price setting – Restricted capital flow abroad – Production aimed at war effort – Limited trade union and worker movements

8. TIMELINE (2) 1945-1979 – Collectivist Consensus: Post WWII 1979-1990 – Margaret Thatcher and the Enterprise Culture 1997 – 2010: New Labours Third Way 2010-? Cameron’s Tories...

9. QUESTION 1! The British Constitution was originated by: a)A Constitutional Assembly b)A Revolutionary Document c)An Evolutionary Process d)An Act of Parliament e)A National Referendum

10. QUESTION 2! What country is included in the term Britain which is not included in Great Britain? a)England b)Wales c)Scotland d)Northern Ireland e)The Republic of Ireland

11.  New Labour’s Third Way Blair and Brown modernized Labour Party “Third-way” alternative – Rejected interest-based politics Dual executive: Brown in charge of domestic policies; Blair responsible for foreign policies Blair resigned June 2007; Brown became Prime Minister.

12. All of the following are true of Tony Blair’s Third Way EXCEPT A. It encourages entrepreneurship. B. It cuts across class boundaries C. It places more priority on social issues than Thatcher D. It wants to grant less power to the kingdoms of Wales of Scotland E. It maintains a pro-EU stance.

14.  Critical Junctures British politics evolved consistently. British state was formed through unification of kingdoms by conquest and treaties. In 1236 the term Parliament was first used for gathering of barons. Increasing restraints placed on the monarchy by the barons resulted in a Parliament with the right to make laws by the fifteenth century.

15.  Implications for Comparative Politics Britain’s historical firsts – Industrialize – Parliamentary democracy – Dominant Power – Westminster model – Westminster model—democracy rests on supreme authority of the legislature – Gradual and peaceful evolution of democracy